Spotted Salamander
Overview
Mole salamander
The mole salamanders are a group of salamanders endemic to North America, the only genus in the family Ambystomatidae...
common in the eastern United States
United States
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and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Spotted Salamander is the State amphibian of South Carolina. It has recently been found that its embryos have algae living inside them in a mutualistic relation.
The spotted salamander is about 6–7.5 in (15.2–19.1 cm) long. The spotted salamander's main color is black, but can sometimes be a blueish black, dark grey, or even dark brown.
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