1.  spotted salamander(n = noun.animal) ambystoma maculatum - glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots;
is a kind of ambystomid, ambystomid salamander

2.  spotted salamander(n = noun.animal) fire salamander, salamandra maculosa - European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots;
is a kind of salamander
is a member of genus salamandra, salamandra

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