Marbled Salamander Salamanders Ny

Species of special concern habitat.

Marbled salamander salamanders ny. The marbled salamander is a relatively common resident throughout north carolina. Mole salamanders and vernal pools. The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. 4 5 inches 10 12 7 cm in length status.

The tiger spotted jefferson s blue spotted and marbled salamanders are the new york representatives of a family known as the mole salamanders so called because they spend most of their adult life underground except for a brief early spring breeding period marbled salamanders are fall breeders. The background color is rich black and becomes a light bluish black on the lower sides. Like most of the mole salamanders it is secretive spending most of its life under logs or in burrows. Many local marbled salamander breeding sites have been eliminated by conversion of habitat to intensive human uses and such losses are ongoing petranka 1998.

This information is gathered from the amphibian and reptile atlas project from 1990 1999. Upland forest and swampy forest with temporary ponds. Data from the. The species distribution maps show the known range of each species found in new york.

Its great abundance makes it ecologically. Jefferson blue spotted salamander complex. In a few cases new locations are noted on the maps with additional reports that were gathered up to 2007. Marbled salamanders are part of the mole salamander family which is a group of salamanders endemic to north america and the only genus in the.

This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands. Like most salamanders marbled salamander adults are protected from predators by foul tasting skin secretions. Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. Trends for new york s resident marbled salamanders appear to be decidedly negative over the past several decades ny swap.

Length 3 to 5 inches. Red backed salamander new york s most abundant salamander the red backed salamander is also perhaps the state s most numerous forest vertebrate. Search dec home animals plants aquatic life amphibians reptiles herp atlas project species of salamanders found in new york marbled salamander distribution map. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum.

The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander. The salamanders are seldom seen as they spend much of their time under leaves and moss on the forest floor in burrows created by small animals and hunkered down under rocks and rotting logs.