Spotted Salamander ²

Identification
The spotted salamander is identified by the large, round, yellow spots on its back. They attach their eggs to the undersides of rocks. It also has vertical grooves on its sides.

Niche
The spotted salamander is a consumer because it eats worms, grubs, and other small insects. That makes it a carnivore. It has poison glands that makes it so snakes, squirrels, opossums. chipmunks, raccoons, turtles and skunks won't eat them.

Sources:
Reptiles and Amphibians by Herbert S. Zim and Hobart M. Smith
http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/spotted-salamander/

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293555@N03/4441839339
2. Adapted by snappingturtle4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambystoma_maculatum

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet

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