Frog vs. Salamander — What's the Difference?

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (literally without tail in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago.

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All 10 present-day salamander families are grouped together under the order Urodela.

Any of numerous tailless aquatic, semiaquatic, or terrestrial amphibians of the order Anura, characteristically having a short vertebral column, a large head, long hind legs used for leaping, and a tadpole stage as larvae.

Any of various small, tailed amphibians of the order Caudata, having porous scaleless skin and usually two pairs of limbs of equal size, found chiefly in northern temperate regions.

Any of various usually aquatic members of this order having smoother skin and longer hind legs than the toads.

A mythical creature, generally resembling a lizard, believed capable of living in or withstanding fire.

A wedge-shaped, horny prominence in the sole of a horse's hoof.

In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being having fire as its element.

A loop fastened to a belt to hold a tool or weapon.

An object, such as a poker, used in fire or capable of withstanding heat.

An ornamental looped braid or cord with a button or knot for fastening the front of a garment.

(Metallurgy) A mass of solidified material, largely metallic, left in a blast-furnace hearth.

A device on intersecting railroad tracks that permits wheels to cross the junction.

A portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.

A spiked or perforated device used to support stems in a flower arrangement.

A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.

The nut of a violin bow.

(mythology) A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.

(Informal)Hoarseness or phlegm in the throat.

(cooking) A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of French birth or descent.

(cooking) A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.

Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.

(musical instrument) The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.

A large poker.

(Cockney rhyming slang) Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.

(metallurgy) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.

The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.

(construction) A portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.

An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.

A fire-eater performer who pretends to swallow fire.

(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.

(angling) A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.

Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits.

Defector: a politician who simply switches between different political parties.

The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States.

(offensive) A French person.

A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.

A French-speaking person from Quebec.

A large poker.

A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.

Solidified material in a furnace hearth.

An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.

Any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

To hunt or trap frogs.

Reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.

Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

To spatchcock (a chicken).

To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

(transitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.

An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime.

The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette.

A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it.

An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.

The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.

Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

A person of French descent

A decorative loop of braid or cord