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Tiger salamanders have been shown to travel up to 255 meters after their breeding cycles are complete, which is likely them returning to their original home ranges. [21] Some research has shown that females will travel farther than males. [22] However, a single tiger salamander has only a 50% chance of breeding more than once in its lifetime.
The spotted salamander or yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is a mole salamander [2] common in eastern United States and Canada. [1] It is the state amphibian of Ohio and South Carolina. The species ranges from Nova Scotia, to Lake Superior, to southern Georgia and Texas. [3]
Tiger salamander tadpoles in ephemeral pools sometimes resort to eating each other, and are seemingly able to target unrelated individuals. [39] Adult blackbelly salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) prey on adults and young of other species of salamanders, while their larvae sometimes cannibalise smaller larvae. [40] The head of a tiger ...
Spotted salamander: Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) Abundant Statewide Marbled salamander: Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) Species of special concern Primarily southeastern counties, extends into central counties, scattered records in eastern counties Tiger salamander: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) Extirpated [5]
Blue-spotted salamander, Ambystoma laterale LC Mabee's salamander, Ambystoma mabeei LC Long-toed salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum LC (Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, A. m. croceum: E) Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum LC Western tiger salamander, Ambystoma mavortium (Sonoran tiger salamander, A. m. stebbinsi: E)
Spotted salamander: Found near stagnant water in hardwood and mixed forests [116] LC [117] Ambystoma mavortium: Barred tiger salamander: Distributed throughout Texas except eastern quarter [118] LC [119] Ambystoma opacum: Marbled salamander: Found throughout East Texas, from Red River south to the Gulf of Mexico [120] LC [121] Ambystoma talpoideum
These salamanders are mostly terrestrial and eat invertebrates, although some species are known to eat smaller salamanders. They can be found throughout the US and some areas of Canada in damp forests or plains. This family contains some of the largest terrestrial salamanders in the world, the tiger salamander and the coastal giant salamander ...
The tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) is a species of mole salamander. Tiger salamanders are large, with a typical length of 6–8 inches. They can reach up to 14 inches in length, particularly neotenic individuals. Adults are usually blotchy with grey, green, or black, and have large, lidded eyes.