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Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

Photo by Bugsbugsbugs
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Field Notes

Description:

Trapped in a deep vernal pool by my ecology class on our night walk. Because it was only about 2 inches long, too small for breeding, it must have been a larvae which over wintered in the vernal pool. Unusual for this species of ambystoma.

Habitat:

Deep vernal pool

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