spotted salamander

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Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Noun[edit]

spotted salamander (plural spotted salamanders)

  1. A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, endemic to the eastern US and Canada.
    • 2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon[1]:
      His study began when he noticed that spotted salamanders thrived in some vernal pools while in others, just 100 metres away, their numbers were limited.