Salamanders by Maher Salamanders are a timid, animal. I t likes to live in moist places like under logs and rocks. Some salamanders swim but most stay on land. They eat grubs, slugs, and insects. Some salamanders are poisonous.
Salamanders are in the amphibian family.
The most common salamander is the Red-Striped Back salamander. The salamander is to toads and frogs.