One of the 14 salamanders on WAnimals
Amphibians · Caudata · Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma tigrinum
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is one of the few amphibians capable of neoteny: in certain populations the adults keep their aquatic gilled larval form indefinitely, reaching sexual maturity without ever completing the metamorphosis onto land.
Weight
9 g on average
Size
17 cm – 33 cm
Life expectancy
13 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web · AnAge · Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries · Virginia Herpetological Society · SeaWorld/Busch Gardens · The Animal Facts · Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife · Animalia.bio · BioKIDS
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 33.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Eastern Tiger Salamander — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about eastern tiger salamander.