Marbled Salamander Fetures Labled

Unlike many of its close relatives this salamander breeds in the autumn instead of early spring and on land instead of in water.

Marbled salamander fetures labled.

The bands of females tend to be gray while those of males are more white. The marbled salamander is a medium sized 3 4 5 inches adult length thick bodied salamander with white or gray bands across a black to dark brown black body. Adults can grow to about 11 cm 4 in small compared to other members of its genus. The marbled salamander is a stocky boldly banded salamander.

Marbled salamanders grow to about 3 5 4 25 in 9 10 7 cm in size and are stout bodied and chubby in appearance. The belly may be black or brownish black occasionally with some light speckling. It is a threatened species in michigan. Females lay their eggs near a pond curl protectively around them then wait until rains make the pond water high enough to cover the eggs.

It is also found around lake erie and lake michigan and in south west missouri and along the northern border of ohio and indiana. The marbled salamander can be found from southern new hampshire to northern florida and west to southern illinois southeast oklahoma and east texas. This species is sexually dimorphic males tend to have white crossbands and females tend to have gray silvery crossbands. They can be identified by their black dark brown body including its venter with light white silvery crossbands on the dorsum.