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we found a black lizard with yellow spots in our pool any ideas on what kind of lizard this is smoot2007-11-24 2:02:57

i assume this lizard can live in the cold. but i've never seen it in our area before. felt bad letting it go, but wasn't sure about lizards (at least this particular kind), and how to care for it.

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Does it look like this? http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/images.

If it does, it is a spotted salamander, not a lizards. Lizards can't live in water but salamanders need to stay moist. You probably did the best thing by letting it go, because salamanders are harder to care for than lizards.

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Are you sure it was a lizard? Was it slimy? Amphibian? Might have been a salamander.

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Black with yellow spots and living in a pool? Sounds like you've found a salamander! It can't stand much cold but probably will hibernate, like a bullfrog.

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sounds like a salamander. There amphibians like frogs, but they look like lizards.

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I would bet it's a leopard salamander and not a lizard. I'm not sure where you live but if it's getting close to winter and it's been raining recently, chances are that it's a leopard salamander that was trying to hibernate and the rain stirred him up.

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it's a tiger salamander

and they are endangered

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salamander