ambystomid

Definitions of ambystomid

1. noun

   small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
   synonyms: ambystomid salamander

   types:

   Ambystoma talpoideum, mole salamander

   brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States

   Ambystoma maculatum, spotted salamander

   glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots

   Ambystoma tigrinum, tiger salamander

   widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches

   Ambystoma mexicanum, axolotl, mud puppy

   larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing

   waterdog

   any of several large aquatic salamanders

   type of:

   salamander

   any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed