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Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

Description:

Large (9 inch) purple-black salamander with bright yellow to orange spots.

Habitat:

Rural road along river floodplain.

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17 Comments

HenkWallays
HenkWallays 9 years ago

Seen alot of those , but none with such red markings. Gorgeous specimen and well pictured ( you make me jealous ;-)

DanGuinto
DanGuinto 11 years ago

Nice find! Love this time of year because of spotted salamanders.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Great portrait Lisa!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks Luis, I work hard at it...but for me work = fun!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Your finds and your pictures are always so good Lisa!

randp1
randp1 11 years ago

Great picture! The up-close shot is really good.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks Leuba! Yes, when you are a small animal, roads can be a large hazard!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

sweet face !
Roads seem to be such a hazard everywhere . Lovely spotting, Lisa. thanks for sharing this.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

:-)

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Obrigada António!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks all! I worry about these little creatures as they move in a mass migration in the spring and many get killed while trying to cross roads on rainy nights :-(

Wow Lisa Gorgeous,beautiful capture,so cute,what a magnificent collection you have,brilliant,congrats and thanks for sharing and making possible to us to see these beautiful creatures

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Yes, that is why I like yours.
This and other salamanders look so gentle :-)

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 11 years ago

Nice...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

What a beauty!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks Rieko. They always look like they are smiling :-)

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

What a pretty salamander.

LisaPowers
Spotted by
LisaPowers

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 6, 2013
Submitted on Apr 13, 2013

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