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	Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum
		The spots run from the eyes to the tail tip and are usually well rounded and do not run together to form large blotches or lines.
		Tiger salamanders have 1) large yellow or olive blotches that are scattered or often connect forming a network and no orange spots at all, 2) belly is olive or flish and yellow from sides extends onto belly, but no silver flecks, 3) in adults, lower lip is usually bright yellow and throat is yellowish olive.
		Spotted salamanders are obviously one of the most secretive salamanders in our state, which is why they have gone undetected for so long.
	www.herpnet.net /Minnesota-Herpetology/salamanders/SpottedSalamander.html (778 words)

	* Spotted Salamander - (Reptile & Amphibian): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is a fairly large salamander that is gray or fl with large, rounded, yellow or orange spots from the head through the tail...
		Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander) Ambystoma talpoideum (Mole Salamander) Ambystoma texanum (Smallmouth Salamander)...
		Spotted salamanders, wood frogs, eastern milksnakes, redbelly snakes and queen snakes are typical of this habitat...
	www.mimihu.com /reptile/spotted_salamander.html (503 words)

	Spotted Salamander
		The Spotted Salamander is one of the larger members of the mole salamander family reaching lengths of nearly 8 inches or more.
		The background color is broken up by the presence of yellow spots arranged in two irregular rows running along the sides from the head to the tail.
		Spotted Salamanders lay up to 200 eggs in a single mass in early spring/late winter, ususally after the first warm rain.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /narcam/idguide/ambymacu.htm (169 words)

	Critter Crossings - Salamander Tunnels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The spotted salamanders commonly seen in New England and the eastern United States are glossy fl with two rows of bright yellow spots down their backs and tails.
		Salamanders are famous for their energetic "love dance." The females' eggs hatch quickly into larvae, and the larvae develop into young adults that emerge from their ponds in summer or early fall to migrate back to the forest.
		Study results indicated that salamanders at fences farthest from the tunnels were just as successful in reaching the tunnels as those at fences closer to the entrances.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /environment/wildlifecrossings/salamand.htm (544 words)

	Spotted Salamander
		Spotted salamanders lay up to 200 eggs in 1 single mass in early spring.
		The young salamander’s are normally have a fl background.
		However, on all of these kinds of salamanders they have yellow spots, which is why they are called the spotted salamander.
	www.saskschools.ca /~glenavon/sci78_files/jessica_rosalee/spotted_salamander.htm (135 words)

	Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spotted salamanders are common at only a few of the Illinois localities, and only a very few specimens have been reported from Lake County since 1987.
		Spotted salamanders require slightly warmer temperatures than blue-spotted salamanders, wood frogs, or chorus frogs, and they usually appear a few days to a week later than those species.
		The courtship of spotted salamanders was described by Arnold (1976).
	kmier.net /ecology/spotted.html (587 words)

	Spotted salamanders: Minnesota DNR
		In Minnesota, Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) weren't documented until the spring of 2001 during surveys conducted by the Minnesota County Biological Survey.
		The Spotted Salamander is a forest species more common in the eastern United States.
		Egg masses of the Spotted Salamander are unique due to their large, gelatinous character, but can be confused with Wood Frog or Tiger Salamander egg masses.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /reptiles_amphibians/salamanders/spotted.html (491 words)

	Spotted Salamander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States.
		It can reach 19 cm long and has yellow spots on its back, though some specimens have no spots at all.
		Spotted Salamanders prefer mature, moist woodlands with access to vernal ponds for breeding.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spotted_Salamander (313 words)

	Spotted Salamander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spotted salamanders are fairly large, usually 5-7 inches long, but some may be over 9 inches long.
		Spotted salamanders are common in bottomland forests near floodplains, but also occur in upland forests and in mountainous regions.
		Adult salamanders migrate to wetland breeding sites on rainy nights in the winter, and may remain at the site for only 3 days before returning to their terrestrial habitats.
	www.holyokerevolverclub.com /spotted_salamander.htm (258 words)

	Species: AAAAA01090
		Spotted salamanders spend much of their time underground and are rarely seen after the spring breeding season.
		Spotted salamanders seem to prefer deciduous or mixed mesic woods in which there are slow streams or vernal pools.
		The biggest threat to spotted salamanders in Maine, as in the rest of their range is loss of suitable habitat by destruction of wetlands and woodland pools.
	www.fw.msu.edu /labs/gap/MIWild/Species/AAAAA01090.html (668 words)

	Yellow Spotted Salamander by Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Yellow Spotted Salamanders hunt for their food but sometimes they wait for prey to pass by.
		Yellow Spotted Salamanders have to live in an environment that is cool, dark, and moist.
		Salamanders like vernal pools because they don't have fish that might get in their way.
	www.crockerfarm.org /ac/rm02/animals/VictoriaSpottedSalamander.htm (354 words)

	Spotted Salamander-www.scstatehouse.net-LPITS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, was designated as the official State Amphibian by Act No. 79, 1999.
		The Spotted Salamander is a stout-bodied species of 150 to 249 millimeters in length, identified by bright yellow round spots in two irregular rows on a dark background.
		The Spotted Salamander is the only amphibian indigenous to the whole State and survives by avoiding bottomlands subject to regular flooding and permanent ponds containing fish.
	www.scstatehouse.net /studentpage/ampha.htm (83 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - spotted salamander
		Salamander, shy, elusive animal that resembles a lizard but has smooth, delicate skin instead of scales.
		Hellbender, harmless amphibian of the family containing the giant salamanders, the largest salamander in the United States, sometimes called...
		Amphiuma, eel-like aquatic salamander of the southeastern United States, also called the two-toed amphiuma, congo eel, conger eel, blind eel, ditch...
	encarta.msn.com /spotted_salamander.html (118 words)

	Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum
		Adult salamanders migrate to wetland breeding sites on rainy nights in the winter, and may remain at the site for only 3 days before returning to their terrestrial habitats.
		and other amphibian species live in terrestrial habitats most of their lives, yet breed in nearby wetlands, it is important that we protect both the aquatic and terrestrial habitats that are essential to both stages of the salamander life cycle.
		In the eastern U.S. the alteration of wetlands, destruction of upland habitat, and stocking of ponds with fish have led to declines in some spotted salamander populations.
	www.uga.edu /srel/spotted_salamander.htm (327 words)

	Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This salamander found throughout Michigan is common in moist deciduous hardwood areas and swamp woodlands, preferably with access to vernal ponds.
		When danger is sensed the blue-spotted salamander's tail lashes back and forth and produces a noxious secretion from two glands at the base of its tail.
		Blue spotted Salamanders are fairly common, and even occur in some of the larger urban parks and farm woodlots.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12201-32988--,00.html (400 words)

	www.pollywog.co.uk: Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) Care Sheet
		The Spotted Salamander is a large form of Salamander and therefore requires a rather large terrarium.
		Juvenile Salamanders should be fed daily with a mixture of suitably sized insects including small earthworms, whiteworm, slugs, and mini-mealworms, the food items should be dusted with a calcium and vitamin supplement two-three times a week.
		Adult Salamanders should be fed every two-three days with a mixture of large earthworms, slugs, spiders, woodlice, regular mealworms, waxworms and crickets.
	www.pollywog.co.uk /spottedsalycaresheet.html (277 words)

	spotted salamander
		Spotted Salamanders breed in March and April, after temperatures begin to get warmer and heavy rains have fallen.
		As adults, Spotted Salamanders eat earthworms, snails, slugs, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, isopods, and insects.
		Spotted Salamanders are very helpful to people as controllers of insect populations.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/spotted_salamander.htm (283 words)

	Salamander Life Cycle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spotted salamanders mate during the rainy season in March and early April.
		This can cause some problems for the salamander if roads or other obstructions have been placed between their habitats and the vernal pool they were born in.
		In some parts of the country, tunnels are built under the roads where it is known that the salamanders will travel to get to their vernal pools.
	www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us /Wetlands/Salamander/SalLifeCycle.html (587 words)

	Caudate Photo Gallery (newts, salamanders, waterdogs, amphiuma, mudpuppies, etc.)
		Genus Liua (Zhao and Hu, 1983) Wushan Salamanders
		Genus Salamandrella (Dybowski, 1870) Siberian Salamanders / Newts
		Genus Lyciasalamandra (Veith and Steinfartz, 2004) Lycian Salamanders
	www.amphibiainfo.com /gallery/caudata (434 words)

	The Smoky Mountain News
		“Here at Tremont salamandering is a verb,” Parker said, describing the process in which we would hunt for some of the park’s many salamanders and use identification keys to tell what type they were.
		The rounded creature crawled across her hands as she offered it to fellow hikers to hold, explaining that millipedes are herbivores and will not bite, versus centipedes, which are predators.
		Consequently, Tremont is conducting a salamander study that involves creating “salamander hotels” out of wire, leaves and rocks for placement in local streams.
	www.smokymountainnews.com /issues/05_07/05_02_07/fr_tremont.html (1418 words)

	* Spotted Salamander - (Animals): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A common salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) of North America, having a fl and yellow body with two rows of yellow spots along the back.
		The Spotted Salamander is a burrowing species, and is rarely seen except during breeding aggregations.
		The ranges of the Spotted Salamander and the Eastern Tiger Salamander overlap in the upper Coastal Plain.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/spotted_salamander.html (198 words)

	Blue Spotted Salamander (blsptsal in Man_Animals) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The blue spotted salamander is shiny fl and has blue spots on its sides, tail, and legs.
		The blue spotted salamander lives in forests and can often be found near the edge of a pond.
		Blue spotted salamanders lay their eggs one at a time in small ponds, at the base of plants and stones.
	www.wsd1.org /SargentPark/SP%20animals/blsptsal.html (250 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Adult colouration is fl on top, pale grey beneath with a row of bright yellow or orange spots from snout to tail.
		This salamander breeds early in the spring with the stimulus of warm rains.
		If roads are constructed between wooded uplands and lowland breeding sites mass mortality of migrants may occur during the spring or on moist or rainy nights when the salamanders move about on the surface.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /amphibians/life_history/lifehis1/ambystoma_maculatum.html (205 words)

	Spotted Salamander 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spotted salamanders can be found in moist areas within hardwood forests.
		However, to catch sight of a spotted salamander is a treat as they spend a majority of time underground.
		Spotted Salamanders are found in Ontario, east to the Maritimes and south to Georgia.
	www.alientravelguide.com /science/biology/life/animals/chordata/vertebra/amphibia/caudata/spotted2.htm (76 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - Blue-spotted Salamander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The mole salamanders (blue-spotted, spotted and tiger salamanders) spend most of their time underground.
		The blue-spotted salamander is slender with dark blue-fl coloring.
		These salamanders like to live in both northern and southern hardwoods and coniferous forests.
	www.dnr.wisconsin.gov /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/amphibian/bluespotted.htm (132 words)

	Spotted Salamander ...Ambystoma masculatum Caresheet
		The body colouring is a greyish fl with yellow or reddish orange spots arranged in two rows running from head to tail.
		They are relatively shy and will often remain hidden for long periods.They can be kept in small groups of 2-3 but are quite territorial so make sure you provide lots of hiding places and adequate food to minimize fighting.
		Salamanders drown easily so if you use an aquaterrarium instead, keep the water level low and provide a slope for them to climb out.
	www.crystalpalacereptiles.com /caresheets/spottedsalamander.htm (185 words)

	Blue-spotted Salamander
		The Blue-spotted Salamander attains a length as an adult between 4 and 5.5 inches.
		The spotting is generally light blue or white on a dark blue to fl background, and the belly is also dark.
		The Jefferson Salamander is the only salamander that could be confused with the Blue-spotted by virtue of it also having blue spots, but the Jefferson Salamander's spots are generally small flecks.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /narcam/idguide/ambylat.htm (175 words)

	NewsNet5.com - House and Home - Apr 13 - The Dance of the Spotted Salamander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) are amphibians, which means that they can live on land and water.
		The first male salamanders begin arriving just after sundown, making their way out of the woods across the open grass to the edge of the pond.
		The salamander spermataphor consists of sperm and a gelatinous stalk attached to the leaf at one end.
	www.newsnet5.com /houseandhome/612091/detail.html (706 words)

	Salamanders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Salamanders found in Jorepokhri and other areas in the Darjeeling hills...
		Salamanders and Newts as Pets - Care of Pet Salamanders...
		California tiger salamander (ambystoma californiense) - Center for Biological Di...
	www.scienceoxygen.com /animal/58.html (129 words)

	Yellow-Spotted Salamander
		Spotted salamanders are rarely seen by most naturalists because these animals spend most of the year beneath forest litter or under the ground and rarely emerge in the daytime.
		In the early spring, however, soon after the snow melts, they migrate to ponds and ditches, particularly on rainy nights, and breed.
		They are readily recognizable by their fl colour and pattern of bright yellow or orange spots.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/yelsala.htm (119 words)

	Mole Salamanders -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mole salamanders (((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera) family Ambystomatidae) are secretive (Any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed) salamanders which spend most of their adult life underground or under cover.
		The genus Rhyacosiredon is sometimes used as an synonym for the Ambystoma, as in the (additional info and facts about cladistic) cladistic view of the mole salamanders it makes the genus Ambystoma (additional info and facts about paraphyletic) paraphyletic.
		The genera Dicamptodon and Rhyacotriton were formerly included in this family, but are now usually placed into their own families (Large and small highly aquatic salamanders) Dicamptodontidae and (additional info and facts about Rhyacotritonidae) Rhyacotritonidae.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mole_salamanders.htm (263 words)

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