Larvae take small aquatic animals zooplankton but larger individuals will take eggs and larvae of other amphibians as well.
Marbled salamander larvae.
The larvae are dark brown or black with bushy gills and light spots the form a line on each side.
The larger larval marbled salamanders feed on spotted salamander larvae and wood frog tadpoles as well as zooplankton.
However unlike most salamanders which lay their eggs in the winter or spring marbled salamanders lay their eggs in dried up pools in the fall.
Adults take terrestrial invertebrates such as worms insects centipedes and mollusks snails slugs.
Life cycle 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.
All marbled salamanders have black undersides.
They eat zooplankton mainly copepods and cladocerans when they first hatch but add other prey to their diet as they grow including larger crustaceans isopods fairy shrimp aquatic insects snails oligochaete worms and the.
The marbled salamander mates and lays its eggs on land.
A marbled salamander larva.
Marbled salamanders only eat live prey.
The larvae of the marbled salamander are also quite voracious predators eating zooplankton upon hatching but adding more prey as they grow including aquatic insects isopods fairy shrimp snails worms and the larvae of other amphibians.
Marbled salamanders range from the.
The marbled salamander ambystoma opacum also called the banded salamander is a member of the mole salamander family.
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 female marbled salamander guarding her clutch of eggs within a dry portion of a mendon swamp.
Marbled salamanders breed in autumn unlike most other mole salamanders which breed in winter and migrate to wetlands during before a good rain to court and mate.
It gets its name from the white or silver bands that cover the black bodies of adult salamanders.
Marbled salamanders emerge from their underground homes in early fall to migrate to their breeding grounds.
These pools that dry up each summer and are refilled each winter are known as vernal pools.
Salamanders like all amphibians require water for reproduction.
Marbled salamander larvae are also active predators and may be the dominant predators in their temporary ponds.
The female stays with her developing eggs until rain fills the wetland and triggers.
As they grow larger they will eat tadpoles insects and other salamander larvae.
The marbled salamander is typically found in floodplains and low lying fertile areas dominated by hardwood trees.
This is opposite from other mole salamanders that breed during early spring.
The larger larvae will also eat caterpillars and other.
A marbled salamander larva.
