Picture Of A Marbled Salamander

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Find the perfect marbled salamander stock photo. Upland forest and swampy forest with temporary ponds. The marbled salamander ambystoma opacum is a species of mole salamander found in the eastern united states marbled salamanders are found in high angle view of marbled salamander. The marbled salamander is a relatively common resident throughout north carolina.

Advertise on epz. It is closely related to the spotted blue spotted and jefferson salamanders. These include the marbled salamander and the mudpuppy which breed in the fall the four toed salamander that breeds in late summer and fall and the red backed salamander which breeds in the fall through winter and early spring in some places. At 4 5 inches long it is shorter than its relatives but proportionately chunkier plump.

They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum. In some habitats the larvae of the larval marbled salamanders help to control the mosquito populations. The marbled salamander is a mole salamander. Most michigan salamanders begin breeding in the spring months with a few exceptions.

Marbled salamanders are part of the mole salamander family which is a group of salamanders endemic to north america and the only genus in the. The background color is rich black and becomes a light bluish black on the lower sides. I found this marbled salamander under a log in north carolina. 97 marbled salamander stock photos are available royalty free.

No need to register buy now. Small stout bodied species. This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands. Marbled salamanders like this pregnant female found at an attleboro tennis court often must cross through yards while migrating to their breeding sites during late summer nights.

Almost all carnivorous and omnivorous species in the animal kingdom think the marbled salamanders make a delicious snack. Reach 1 6 million photographers. Upload photos chat with photographers win prizes and much more. A female marbled salamander guarding her clutch of eggs within a dry portion of a mendon swamp.

Marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodied and chubby in appearance. Marbled salamanders are very defensive about their territory. 4 5 inches 10 12 7 cm in length status.