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The name Plethodon dunni appearing in phylum search mode result
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The name Plethodon dunni appearing in a second phylum search mode result
Salamanders were four-legged amphibian vertebrates.
When Spock tried to match the sound of the Whale Probe to the sound of various Earth animals while using the phylum search mode aboard the Klingon Bird-of-Prey HMS Bounty in 2286. Among the search results was the twice listed name of the salamander species Plethodon dunni, which were paired with images of a chameleon and a virus. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In 2381, Beckett Mariner compared the form Tom Paris was transformed into due to celerity-induced accelerated somatic mutation rate to the animal, asking Brad Boimler if he was "still a salamander." (LD: "We'll Always Have Tom Paris") Kathryn Janeway, who underwent the same mutation, made the same comparison in 2384 while her consciousness was transferred into Dal R'El's body. (PRO: "Mindwalk")