us salamander refers to an animal in the genus Hynobius of the order Caudata of Amphibia. Because they belong to the class Amphibia, they are amphibians. Reptiles, on the other hand, refer to animals in the class Reptilia. Reptilia and Amphibia are two parallel animals, and there is no cross species between them, that is to say, it is impossible for an animal to belong to both animals. Therefore, the salamander is not a reptile. From an evolutionary point of view, reptiles are more advanced than amphibians, so salamanders are also lower than reptiles.
In fact, there are differences between amphibians and reptiles, as well as between salamanders and reptiles. In addition to the different classifications, the breathing patterns of the two are also different. As amphibians, adult salamanders can also breathe with their lungs, but the lungs of amphibians are generally not very developed, so they breathe with their lungs and skin at the same time, not with their lungs. Reptiles, on the other hand, have relatively developed lungs and breathe more efficiently, so reptiles breathe only with their lungs.
? As mentioned above, the salamander is an amphibian according to its classification. Aquatic animals refer to animals that mainly live in water and can not live in water. From this point of view, salamanders are not aquatic animals, because they can live not only in water, but also on land. When the salamander is still in the larval stage, it can hardly be separated from the life in the water. But in adulthood, they can breathe with their lungs, which allows them to breathe freely on land, and they can move on land.