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Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Description
Terrestrial salamander with 11-12 costal grooves on sides. Black background usually with two rows of yellow spots on back. Spots on head are often orange. Sides are grey to light grey with light speckling. Belly is gray. Legs have one or two yellow spots and speckling.
Stats
Size
4 3/8 - 7 inches
Status
Common
Similar Species
Tiger salamander. Tigers have pattern on the belly.
Diet
Earthworms and other invertebrates
Habitat
A burrowing species that sometimes lives in burrows of other small animals. Found in rotting logs and leaf litter.
Reproduction
Mating occurs in early spring when rain and temperatures reach 55 degrees. 50-100 eggs are laid in a globular mass are deposited to vegetation. Larvae have external gills.
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