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Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Description
A robust black mole salamander marked with two rows of bright yellow-orange spots. Famous for its mass springtime migrations to vernal pools on the first warm rains.
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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