Salamander Trivia Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. Lungless salamanders breathe through this.
  2. 7. Because salamanders often live in and under logs, people in ancient times commonly thought they couldn't be harmed by this element.
  3. 8. When threatened, some salamanders implement this defensive posture, where they arch their back, head, and tail to reveal the underside of their body
  4. 9. Nicknames for this salamander include Allegheny alligator, snot otter, lasagna sides, and devil dog.
  5. 11. The word for the terrestrial juvenile phase of a newt.
  6. 12. These blind aquatic salamanders native to southern Europe were believed to be a cave dragon's offspring when they washed up from underground waters after heavy rain.
  7. 13. Many salamanders exhibit biofluorescence, meaning they absorb and emit this.
  8. 15. Many species of salamander breed seasonally in these ephemeral wetlands.
  9. 18. Besides Antarctica, which continent does not have any native salamander species?
  10. 19. Wooper, Quagsire, Clodsire, Salandit, and Mudkip are all creatures based on salamanders from what popular franchise?
  11. 20. The taxonomic Order that contains all living salamander species.
  12. 21. Salamanders in this genus are often used as a classic example of a "ring species" in California.
  13. 23. This body part is usually underdeveloped or absent in cave-dwelling salamanders.
  14. 24. Unlike lizards, salamanders lack these small keratin plates on their skin.
  15. 26. Salamander diversity is highest on this continent.
  16. 27. Salamanders in this Family, common in the southeast United States, are eel-like, with external gills, very small fore limbs and no hind limbs.
  17. 28. BSal is this kind of pathogen, which has caused massive declines in salamander populations across Europe.
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  1. 1. What celebration started by FCSal happens annually on the first Saturday in May?
  2. 2. The red-cheeked salamander can only be found in and around Smoky Mountains National Park, meaning it can be described as this kind of species - one whose geographic range or distribution is limited to a single given area.
  3. 4. Native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Rhyacotritonidae is a Family of semi-aquatic salamanders known as the _____ salamanders.
  4. 5. The largest taxonomic Family of salamanders.
  5. 6. Popularized by Minecraft, this critically endangered salamander species originates from Lake Xochimilco near Mexico City.
  6. 10. Sometimes counted to help with species identification, what are the indents along the side of salamanders called?
  7. 14. Many newt species produce this potent neurotoxin.
  8. 16. Salamander species in the genus Bolitoglossa, which range through Central and South America, are also referred to as ________-tongued salamanders.
  9. 17. Spotted salamanders, marbled salamanders, and tiger salamanders all belong to the genus Ambystoma, known as the _____ salamanders.
  10. 22. Lizards and turtles are reptiles, while frogs and salamanders are ________.
  11. 25. The largest species of salamander is native to which country?