Annotated video stills show the salamander assuming a skydiving-like positionChristian Brown/Insider A salamander that lives mostly on the top of redwoods was seen diving off the trees when disturbed. The behavior confused scientists since salamanders do not have obviously aerodynamic bodies. Scientists have found that by assuming a "skydiving" posture, the lizards can slow a fall by 10% Aneides vagrans, also called the wandering salamander, is an elusive critter.