Salamanders are amphibians that spend part of their lives in water, and part on land. As adults, many amphibians live on land, but most return to the water to breed.
Most of them live in forests and are more common in hilly areas. Normally they choose to live in deciduous forests because they like to hide under the fallen leaves, stones, wood, etc. For that reason we say that they are really unnoticeable.
Normally they are active during the evenings and nights when they hunt. Salamanders are carnivorous, and they will usually eat anything that moves and will fit in their mouth. Most salamanders hunt at night, and the ones that live on land prefer to hunt on relatively wet nights so they will not dry out, salamanders must hunt other species to survive.
They move slowly and they hunt prey which move slowly too. With its sticky tongue, the salamander can hunt prey which can swim or fly.
They live in abandoned rabbit burrows. To defend themselves they secrete venom from their skin as an adult. They do not have too many real predators. However, when they are in their larvae stage they do not secrete venom or toxins, so, small mammals eat them.
Normally solitary, male and female salamanders search for one another during the breeding season, which occurs with the first warm rains of spring to avoid harsh environmental conditions. In order to mate, salamanders which live on land must migrate during the night to the breeding pond where they hatched, which they find with their sense of smell. Male salamanders are polygamous, which means that they have more than one partner.
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