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An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
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- n. An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.
- n. larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
- An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon. Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See Siredon.
- An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevatedlakes of Mexico; the siredon.
- n. larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing