File:A tiger salamander swims just below the surface of the pool seen from the Inscription Trail. Neoteny is a condition where adults (b6aa331a-4c2e-457a-aeac-97f7987072de).JPG

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English: Never grow up
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English: NPS Photo
Title
English: Never grow up
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A brown salamander with gills rests just under the surface of pond water. Green plants grow to the right of the salamander.

A tiger salamander swims just below the surface of the pool seen from the Inscription Trail. Neoteny is a condition where adults retain traits of younger animals. Adult salamanders should lose their gills, but these salamanders spend their entire life in the pool.

  • Keywords: tiger salamander; salamander; leopard salamander; amphibian
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English: Latitude: 35.0404116666667, Longitude: -108.351551666667, Elevation: 0; El Morro National Monument, Cibola County, New Mexico; Latitude: 35.0390014648438, Longitude: -108.346000671387
Date Taken on 24 May 2016
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English: NPGallery
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