tiger salamander
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tiger salamander
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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It takes an Eastern tiger salamander about five to six months to develop from an egg to an adult.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
The Eastern tiger salamander had lived in the mid-Atlantic region since the ice ages: Its presence can be traced back 14,000 years along Virginia’s coastal plains, and 400,000 years in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
Before that, an emergency listing was granted for the California tiger salamander under the Bush administration in 2002.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
The tadpoles include three native species: the leopard frog, the boreal chorus frog and the tiger salamander.
From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2019
University of Nebraska-Lincoln herpetologist Dennis Ferraro will discuss the disappearance of the western tiger salamander from eastern Nebraska.
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2017
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