Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
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- A. opacum – Hardin Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- San Augustine Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- A. opacum – San Augustine Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- A. opacum – San Augustine Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- A. opacum – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ambystoma opacum occurs in eastern Texas
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
Genus: Ambystoma, Greek – amby = round, like the rounded top of a cup + stoma = mouth — poss. ref. large rounded mouth
Species: opacum, Latin = shaded, dark, obscure — ref. color pattern
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962