Marbled Salamander Fun Facts

Marbled salamanders are very interesting species in terms of behavior.

Marbled salamander fun facts. Take our survey let us know your interests needs for nc history resources. Marbled salamander facts and information. The marbled salamander is relatively small growing three to five inches in length. They are extremely unsocial and lonely creatures.

This includes greenland the canadian arctic islands and all of the north american as far south as the highlands of central mexico. Thank you from the state library of nc. Reptile gardens is full of fun salamander facts to feed your curiosity. The male marbled salamanders arrive before the female ones at the prospective sites of breeding during breeding season.

Native to south dakota. Apart from their breeding season they hardly come in contact with others of its species. Larvae typically mature as quickly as two months in the southern part of their range but take up to six months to mature in. Marbled salamanders occur from southern new england to northern florida and west to southern illinois southeastern oklahoma and eastern texas.

Marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodied and chubby in appearance. 4 10 years or more. Living in the nearctic biogeographic province the northern part of the new world. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum.

Disjunct populations are found near the southern perimeters of lakes erie and michigan as well as in southwestern missouri and along the northern border between ohio and indiana.