Marbled Salamander Labled

The marbled salamander is a stocky medium sized salamander marbled salamanders reach an adult size of 3 5 to 5 inches in length.

Marbled salamander labled. Marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodied and chubby in appearance. Photo by kevin stohlgren. Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. Marbled salamanders are endangered in new hampshire and collecting or disturbing them is illegal.

They are gray to black in color with silvery white cross bands on males and grayish cross bands on females. The marbled salamander is one of many amphibians found in the bottomland hardwood forests of mississippi. Lloyd gamble photo. The marbled salamander varies in length from 9 10 7 cm 3 5 4 2 in.

The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. When you buy a salamander from us you automatically receive our 100 live arrival guarantee. These amphibians are very well known for both their beauty and smaller size. Marbled salamander in boone county.

A small stout bodied salamander this species is easily identified by its distinct black and white patterning across its entire body. Marbled salamanders spend most of their lives in self excavated burrows or those dug by small mammals and are most commonly found in deciduous or mixed pine forests on sandy soil. This secretive salamander spends most of its time under rocks logs or forest debris preferring forested areas. It may also occur in open sandy woods and on rocky dry hillsides.

Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum. This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands. The body is black with light bands of varying widths running across the back. Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus.

This and many other amphibians require small fishless woodland. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum. It is a threatened species in michigan. It is also found around lake erie and lake michigan and in south west missouri and along the northern border of ohio and indiana.

How to setup a simple but effective terrarium for a marbled salamander or any salamander that requires cool temperatures and moist conditions. We have several absolutely stunning marbled salamanders for sale at really low prices.