Marbled Salamander Juviniles

The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white.

Marbled salamander juviniles.

The body is black with light bands of varying widths running across the back. Family ambystomatidae are a medium sized chunky salamander reaching up to 4 25 inches in length 10 8 cm as adults they have a variable number of white bars on the body. The marbled salamander is one of many amphibians found in the bottomland hardwood forests of mississippi. Like other mole salamanders marbled salamanders are predators of smaller creatures but though they are voracious predators of insects worms and slugs they along with their eggs and juvenile forms provide food for many other hungry animals.

Juvenile marbled salamanders that were tested under laboratory conditions with conspecifics and with juvenile mole salamanders did not show any overt aggression perhaps indicating that such behavioral interactions are not important for juveniles smyers et al 2001. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum. Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. We have baby marbled salamanders for sale.

The marbled salamander mates and lays its eggs on land. Like other ambystomatids these salamanders spend most of their time underground in burrows and are infrequently seen outside of the breeding season. About reptiles and amphibians in missouri. A female marbled salamander guarding her clutch of eggs within a dry portion of a mendon swamp.

Adults can get around 4 inches on average. With proper care these salamanders can live 8 10 years in captivity. The marbled salamander breeds from september to october in the northern part of its range and from october to december in the southern part of its range. This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands.

Marbled salamanders like this pregnant female found at an attleboro tennis court often must cross through yards while migrating to their breeding sites during late summer nights. A small stout bodied salamander this species is easily identified by its distinct black and white patterning across its entire body. Naturally found throughout southeastern america ranging from georgia florida and around the higher areas of the appalachian mountains. Here are some highlights.

Marbled salamanders ambystoma opacum urodela. The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.