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  2. Mole salamander - Wikipedia

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    The mole salamanders (genus Ambystoma) are a group of advanced salamanders endemic to North America. The group has become famous due to the presence of the axolotl (A. mexicanum), widely used in research due to its paedomorphosis, and the tiger salamander (A. tigrinum, A. mavortium) which is the official amphibian of many US states, and often sold as a pet.

  3. Ambystoma talpoideum - Wikipedia

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    Ambystoma talpoideum, the mole salamander, is a species of salamander found in much of the eastern and central United States, from Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Kentucky, with isolated populations in Virginia and Indiana. Older sources often refer to this species as the tadpole salamander because some individuals remain in a ...

  4. Category:Mole salamanders - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles on taxa in the family Ambystomatidae - the mole salamanders. Pages in category "Mole salamanders" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.

  5. Salamander - Wikipedia

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    Mole salamanders: Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) Amphiumidae: Amphiumas or Congo eels: Two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) Plethodontidae: Lungless salamanders: Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Proteidae: Mudpuppies and olms: Olm (Proteus anguinus) Rhyacotritonidae: Torrent salamanders: Southern torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton ...

  6. Jefferson salamander - Wikipedia

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    These salamanders are slender, with a wide nose and distinctive long toes, and range in size from 11 to 18 cm (4.3 to 7.1 in). Like other mole salamanders, the Jefferson salamander burrows; they have well-developed lungs suited for this purpose. Nocturnal by nature, they can be spotted by day during the mating season. Breeding occurs in early ...

  7. Ambystomatidae - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Blue-spotted salamander - Wikipedia

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    The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario [2] and Quebec [3] in Canada. Their range is known to extend to James Bay to the north, and southeastern Manitoba to the west.

  9. Small-mouth salamander - Wikipedia

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    The small-mouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum) is a species of mole salamander found in the central United States, from the Great Lakes region in Michigan to Nebraska, south to Texas, and east to Tennessee, with a population in Canada, in Pelee, Ontario.