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A Near Eastern fire salamander
... that the
larvae
of the Middle-Eastern
salamander
Arouss Al Ayn
(pictured)
are often
cannibalistic
?
... that although the
Corsican Brook Salamander
is quite common, the
Sardinian Brook Salamander
is considered to be an
endangered species
?
... that the
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
secretes an
anti-fungal
protein from its skin to prevent
infections
by various
fungi
such as
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
?
... that fossils of the
temnospondyl
amphibian
Kourerpeton
were notoriously discovered in the window of a barber's shop in
Arizona
?
... that the
golden thorius
, with a total length of 57 millimetres (2.2 in), is one of the largest species of
Mexican pigmy salamanders
?