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Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma laterale

Description:

huge salamander 14cm (5.5") long

Habitat:

native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada.

Notes:

This was spotted by a coworker I was working with in a flower bed at Table Rock at the brink of Niagara Falls. When he told me he found a salamander, I was picturing the tiny red backed salamander. I was blown away when I saw how big this salamander was. It was my first time seeing this species. I put it in a safe place until we finished working in the bed but I couldn't leave it because the bed was going to be rototilled the next day. I took a few photos and then released it a bit further upstream. I didn't even notice the hair in the first photo until after I took the shot.

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12 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Matthijs.

Matthijs
Matthijs 11 years ago

lovely

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks nexttogone.

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Great series! Glad to hear that it was found before it could get hurt.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Logan and Yuko.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

How adorable! (Look at his cute black beady eyes!)
He was very lucky to be spotted by you and your coworker. :)

LoganReno
LoganReno 11 years ago

I love these! I had four of these guys a long time ago! They lived a long time!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

I wouldn't have it any other way Daniele!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Thanks for saving it from the rototiller:-)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Carol and Karen.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely portrait Dan!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

What great photos and so adorable! Lovely blue spots!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Oct 25, 2012
Submitted on Oct 25, 2012

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