Question

A student of sees a salamander and calls it a lizard. How will you explain to him that the two are different.

Answer 1

One visual cue is that lizards usually have external ear-openings and clawed toes. Salamanders lack such features.Salamanders are also amphibians, while lizards are reptiles. The maindifferences between reptiles and amphibians are that reptiles are covered in dry scales or scutes, while amphibians have moist skins.