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The Fire Salamander’s scientific name is Salamandra salamandra. The word “salamandra” comes from ancient Greek, meaning “fire lizard,” because people once believed these creatures could live in fire.
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Baby poison dart frogs start life looking brown and plain before growing their bright colors!
The smallest true cobra is the Mozambique Spitting Cobra, and it can grow about as long as two tall-kids back to back (about 3–4 feet)!
A group of Red-eyed Tree Frogs is called an “army” — imagine a whole army of these colorful creatures in the rainforest!
Many cobra snakes grow about as long as three skateboards (around 6 feet), but some are smaller and some — like king cobras — can grow much longer!