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Eastern Tiger Salamander

(Ambystoma tigrinum)

Photo by david12
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43.2976, -91.4885

Field Notes

Habitat:

Residential yard

Species ID Suggestions

Spotted Salamander

(Ambystoma maculatum)

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Comments (6)
david12
Well I practically stumbled on this one as it was crossing my parents yard. It's been a long time since I've seen one otherwise.
LuckyLogan
I'm pretty jealous of this spotting! I looked for a salamander all summer and was never able to find one. You guys must be hoarding time all on that side of the state, ha!
david12
I added a side shot that should help to clear things up.
chesterbperry
I am inclined to go with tiger, the spotted has a plain belly, while the tiger's spots cover the entire body. If you got a good look at it's belly easy enough to rule one out, but it looks like the spots extend beyond those found on a spotted. Also the spotted has basically two irregular rows of spots down it's back, the spots here are all over the place.
david12
I'd like to get some more feedback on this. I believe that the spotted would be a pretty rare sighting here in NE Iowa, whereas the Tigers are relatively common. I'll post a couple more photos.
Jellis
I don't believe it's a Tiger Salamader because they have way too many spots compared to this one. Spotted has less and not as bright.

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PublishedOctober 15, 2013

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