The Smokies are known as the salamander capital of the world because of the diversity and abundance of salamanders. There are five different families of salamanders located in the park and there are 24 different species of lungless salamanders. Another interesting fact is that salamanders are amphibians not reptiles like lizards. Salamanders are considered amphibians because of their moist smooth skin, lack of scales, and the clear jelly-like substance that covers the eggs they lay. Whereas lizards have dry scaly skin and lay eggs that have a leathery covering. Click here for more information about amphibians in the national park.
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