Also, it will produce large quantities of mucus, which make it very difficult to hold. Some caecilians are capable of inflicting painful bites and some have poisonous secretions. A salamander will get into the position known as the Unken reflex. This is a immobile posture when the chin and tail are elevated. Toxic skin secretions come from the glands and cover the salamander.
Salamanders also lash their tails at a predator.
Toxic secretions also cover the tail. Some salamanders also head-butt their predators. They flex the head downward and lunge at the predator. Most anurans seem to rely on escape behavior to avoid predators, but some frogs are extremely poisonous. Many species of amphibians have color patterns that will match the environment they live in, thus providing a camouflage One of the most interesting amphibian is from the anurans group.