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		<title>The Long-Toed Salamander</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-long-toed-salamander/" title="The Long-Toed Salamander" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lts1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="long-toed salamander" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lts1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lts1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lts1a-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 long-toed salamander gets their name due to their long outer 4th toe on the hind limbs. These critters are found at up to 9,200 feet elevations. They face the threats of invasive species in the form of trout that consume the larval stage of these salamanders; and likely habitat [&#x2026;]</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-american-shrew-mole/" title="The American Shrew Mole" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/asm1b-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="American shrew mole" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/asm1b-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/asm1b-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/asm1b-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 American shrew mole, aka Gibb&#x2019;s shrew mole or least shrew mole, is the smallest known species of mole. The reasoning behind it being called a shrew mole instead of either a shrew or a mole is due to its fur, which is typical of shrews and its large head [&#x2026;]</p>
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