Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
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- A. maculatum – Sabine Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- A. maculatum – Sabine Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- A. maculatum – San Augustine Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- A. maculatum – San Augustine Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- A. maculatum – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ambystoma maculatum occurs in eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802)
Genus: Ambystoma, Greek – amby = round, like the rounded top of a cup + stoma = mouth — poss. ref. large rounded mouth
Species: maculatum, Latin = spotted — ref. dorsal spotting
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962