November Twelfth
Nine out of every ten persons call salamanders or newts, "lizards." Lizards do not metamorphose; consequently they are never found in the water. They are very swift; lovers of the sun, and in the East are rarely seen north of a line parallel with southern New England. Salamanders are found either in the water or in damp places. They metamorphose, and when on the ground their efforts to escape are feeble.