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		<title>The Northern Slimy Salamander</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-northern-slimy-salamander/" title="The Northern Slimy Salamander" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/nss1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="northern slimy salamander" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/nss1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/nss1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/nss1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The northern slimy salamander, aka viscid salamander, grey-spotted salamander, slippery salamander, or sticky salamander, can be found throughout 2/3rds of the eastern United States. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction, due to logging, and invasive species and with them <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;competition&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Competition is most typically considered to be the interaction of species that strive to acquire a common resource that is in limited supply, but more commonly can be termed as the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in health when the organisms share the same resource. Typically neither organism benefits.Some examples are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;lions&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cheetahs&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;squirrels&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;woodpeckers&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, or an &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;antelope&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and a &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;gazelle&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/competition/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">competition</a> for food and the potential for Batrachochytrium [&#x2026;]</p>
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