A salamander is a type of AMPHIBIAN, which means it is an animal that can live both on land and in water. The crossword solutions for the term salamander include AXOLOTL (7 letters), EFT (3 letters), NEWT (4 letters), AMPHIBIAN (9 letters), hellbender (10 letters), NEW (3 letters), OLM (3 letters), and TRITON (6 letters). Axolotls are aquatic salamanders native to Mexico, efts are juvenile terrestrial salamanders, newts are small aquatic salamanders, hellbenders are large aquatic salamanders found in North America, and olms are cave-dwelling salamanders found in Europe. Tritons are aquatic salamanders found in South America.