Salamanders (5)
I believe the answer is:
newts
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">salamanders</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(newt is a kind of salamander)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for newts that I've seen before include "Kind of water lizards or efts" , "Small amphibians, efts" , "creatures" .)