One of the 14 salamanders on WAnimals
Amphibians · Caudata · Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma maculatum
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The spotted salamander is a large black ambystomatid with two rows of yellow spots, very common in the woodlands of eastern North America even though it spends almost the whole year underground. Its embryos harbour a symbiotic alga inside their own cells, the only known case of intracellular symbiosis in a vertebrate.
Weight
13 g on average
Size
15 cm – 25 cm
Life expectancy
32 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Ambystoma maculatum
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Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Spotted Salamander — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about spotted salamander.
