Marbled Salamander Fetures Labled

They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum.

Marbled salamander fetures labled.

It is a threatened species in michigan. It is also found around lake erie and lake michigan and in south west missouri and along the northern border of ohio and indiana. Marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodied and chubby in appearance. A female marbled salamander guarding her clutch of eggs within a dry portion of a mendon swamp.

This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands. The belly may be black or brownish black occasionally with some light speckling. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. The marbled salamander can be found from southern new hampshire to northern florida and west to southern illinois southeast oklahoma and east texas.

Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. The marbled salamander is a medium sized 3 4 5 inches adult length thick bodied salamander with white or gray bands across a black to dark brown black body. Marbled salamanders like this pregnant female found at an attleboro tennis court often must cross through yards while migrating to their breeding sites during late summer nights. The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.