The marbled salamander is at the northern periphery of its range in new hampshire and appears to be extremely rare in the state.
Marbled salamander endangered.
One of the largest threats to many species of salamanders including the marbled salamander is the destruction of their breeding habitat.
Marbled salamander is legally protected and listed as threatened pursuant to the massachusetts endangered species act m g l.
The marbled salamander is classified as a nongame species with no open season.
Climate projections for the northeast suggest that higher temperatures and a longer growing season will lead to increases in evapotranspiration evaporation and transpiration from plants 8.
Residents of towns where the species.
It is unlawful for any person to take or have in possession any nongame mammal or bird unless that person has a collection license or is collecting fewer than 5 reptiles or fewer than 25 amphibians that are not endangered threatened or special concerned species.
Marbled salamanders are endangered in new hampshire and collecting or disturbing them is illegal.
Species of greatest conservation need habitat.
Marbled salamander scientific name.
The decline in amphibian populations has been both well documented and well publicized.
Marbled salamanders are dependent on very specific pool hydrology for reproduction.
However this attention is largely focused on frogs and toads.
If you encounter one please take a photograph and submit it with location information to the nongame endangered species program at the nhfg department.
Taylor and scott 1997 estimated 50 annual survival for adult marbled salamanders in south carolina.
Mdnr wildlife action plan status.
131a and implementing regulations 321 cmr 10 00.
Dave blinder current status threats and conservation.
Marbled salamanders appear to be characterized by lower annual survival and higher breeding probabilities than other ambystomatids.
Most local populations appear to be small and isolated and adult survivorship is very important to maintaining them.
As of january 2015 approximately 85 local populations had been documented among 61 towns since 1990.
Marbled salamander is state listed as threatened in massachusetts.