Spotted Salamander, also known as the yellow-spotted salamander, is a species of mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae, native to the eastern United States and Canada and ranging from Nova Scotia to Lake Superior to southern Georgia and Texas. It is the state amphibian of Ohio and South Carolina, and its embryos have been found hosting the symbiotic algae Chlorococcum amblystomatis living in and around them, the only known example of vertebrate cells hosting an endosymbiont microbe.
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Spotted salamander (Wikidata)
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Ambystoma maculatum
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Ambystoma maculatum
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyKey Behaviors
Key Behaviors terricolous natatorial natatorial nocturnal nocturnal motile motile migratory migratory sedentary sedentary hibernation hibernation aestivation solitary solitary Range territory size 8 to 15 m^2
Primary Diet, Ambystoma maculatum
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Spotted salamander (Wikipedia)
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Moreover, one of their predators is humans since they are popularly sought out through the pet trade.
4. Spotted salamander (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2108247 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q2108247
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Ambystoma, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Ambystoma maculatum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Ambystoma maculatum
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 32 years
Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
Adult weight 12.84 g
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