Shasta salamander


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Noun1.Shasta salamander - primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
Hydromantes shastae
web-toed salamander - any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
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In 1/100 of a second, the Shasta salamander, an amphibian with the world's fastest tongue, can snap up an insect.
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