Marbled Salamander Labled

These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size.

Marbled salamander labled.

The marbled salamander is one of many amphibians found in the bottomland hardwood forests of mississippi. This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. The marbled salamander is a stocky medium sized salamander marbled salamanders reach an adult size of 3 5 to 5 inches in length.

Marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodied and chubby in appearance. The marbled salamander varies in length from 9 10 7 cm 3 5 4 2 in. The body is black with light bands of varying widths running across the back. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white.

It is also found around lake erie and lake michigan and in south west missouri and along the northern border of ohio and indiana. They are gray to black in color with silvery white cross bands on males and grayish cross bands on females. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum. Photo by kevin stohlgren.

Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. Marbled salamanders are endangered in new hampshire and collecting or disturbing them is illegal. The marbled salamander can be found from southern new hampshire to northern florida and west to southern illinois southeast oklahoma and east texas. This secretive salamander spends most of its time under rocks logs or forest debris preferring forested areas.

Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. A small stout bodied salamander this species is easily identified by its distinct black and white patterning across its entire body. It is a threatened species in michigan. Marbled salamander in boone county.

Lloyd gamble photo. This and many other amphibians require small fishless woodland. How to setup a simple but effective terrarium for a marbled salamander or any salamander that requires cool temperatures and moist conditions. If you encounter one please take a photograph and submit it with location information to the nongame endangered species program at the nhfg department.

When you buy a salamander from us you automatically receive our 100 live arrival guarantee. The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.