Marbled Salamander Maryland Salamanders

2 5 to 4 5 inches in length.

Marbled salamander maryland salamanders.

Mary s co maryland 1 13 2018. Salamander marbled ambystoma opacum stout. A small stout bodied salamander this species is easily identified by its distinct black and white patterning across its entire body. All amphibians noted below are native to maryland.

Like many other species in the mole salamander family marbled salamanders remain underground most of the year. Disjunct populations are found near the southern perimeters of lake erie and lake michigan as well as in southwestern missouri and along the northern border between ohio and indiana. Description marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodiedand chubby in appearance. Light line runs from eye to jaw.

The marbled salamander is one of the smaller ambystomatid mole salamander species found in north carolina with adults only reaching lengths between 3 4 inches. Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. Their life cycles can be totally aquatic totally terrestrial and in between spending time both on land and in water. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white.

The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander. Eggs are laid in the fall under coarse woody debris while the pools are dry. Mbp list more of this species a marbled salamander in st. 3 5 to 4 3 inches in length.

Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. They migrate to small pools of water after a rain event to breed. As with many ambystomatids the marbled salamander is a relatively stocky species. Marbled salamanders are found from southern new england to northern florida west across eastern texas and north through southeastern oklahoma and southern illinois.

Photo by bill hubick. Marbled salamanders mate in the fall and females lay 50 to 200 eggs in a small depression. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbandson the dorsum. Maryland s salamanders and newts order caudata salamanders and newts are nocturnal and secretive animals with long slender bodies long tails and in most cases two pairs of legs.

This species is sexually dimorphic males tend. Salamander northern dusky desmognathus fuscus grey or brown body with a light stripe on back. Black body with light crossbands. The eggs must be later submerged in rain or flood water to develop.

The body is black with light bands of varying widths running across the back.