Black Jumping Salamander

Ixalotriton niger

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Epic

Toxic skin

While active with another amphibian in play, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with two others).

Ixalotriton niger

Photo: © Wouter Beukema (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Arachnids

Weak against

Reptiles
Fungi

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Ixalotriton niger, the black jumping salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rocky areas and it is threatened by habitat loss.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Ixalotriton niger, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.

Observations: 3 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 5.4 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

Every Epic card has 145 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 43
ATK 44
DEF 58

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 3 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.