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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Amphibians

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Scientific Name
Ambystoma maculatum 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ambystoma, Taxa
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

Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

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 Zoology
  • 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
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Spotted salamander (Wikipedia)
Article text
Quote, Article text
Moreover, one of their predators is humans since they are popularly sought out through the pet trade.
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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)
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Ambystoma maculatum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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