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Posted on: February 16, 2010 3:27 PM, by David Dobbs

A salamander with no lungs, which breathes entirely through its skin:

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The tiny gecko and transparent frog pictures are more impressive. Lungless salamanders aren't really that uncommon. There's at least 14 different species of them native to the northeastern US.

Posted by: Kierra | February 16, 2010 3:46 PM

But I like the picture.

Posted by: David Dobbs | February 16, 2010 4:04 PM