Friday Let's get a few things straight about salamanders - never, never, call a salamander a reptile. It's very upsetting to them. They are amphibians. Like reptiles, amphibians are cold-blooded. In other words, their body temperatures change with the temperature of their surroundings.
Lizards have dry, scaly skin.
They lay their eggs on land and the eggs are covered by a hard, leathery shell. Salamanders, on the other hand, have softer, moister skin and always need to be in wet surroundings. They lay clusters of jelly-like eggs underwater, and hatchlings have to pass through an aquatic larval stage before they are ready to move onto land. Also, most lizards have small claws on their toes and have visible ear openings - salamanders have neither claws or ears. They rely more on their strong jaws to catch and hold prey, which is mostly worms and insects.