Marbled Salamander Identification Sines

Marbled salamanders are sexually dimorphic and dichromatic meaning that males and females are shaped and colored differently.

Marbled salamander identification sines.

Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum 127mm 5in a stocky mole salamander stays underground most of the time. At 4 5 inches long it is shorter. Marbled salamanders are very variable in their markings but usually show patterns of whitish or gray speckles spots or bars across the back. A small stout salamander with silvery or white saddle shaped marks on its body from head to tail.

It s okay to check multiple boxes. It is a chunky. Males are typically smaller than females and during the breeding season their silvery white crossbands become bright white. Marbled salamander ambystoma opacum conservationplan for massachusetts september 1 2008 prepared by.

Markings tend to be gray in females white in males. The crossbands are grey in females white in males. The back is generally shiny jet black while the belly is. Light crossbands of variable size shape and width on an otherwise black back and sides.

It is closely related to the spotted blue spotted and jefferson salamanders. Having an overall dark gray or black body the marbled salamander gets its name from the 4 7 white or gray bands crossing its back and sides often forming a marble pattern. The plain belly is also black. Kevin mcgarigal associate professor and director of landscape ecology program department of natural resources.

Then click any search. Discover life s page about the biology natural history ecology identification and distribution of discover life answer one or more questions on right by clicking checkboxes. Giving rise to its name the marbled salamander is covered head to tail across is back in striking white to silver crossbands on a field that is otherwise black or dark gray. Like most mole salamanders it is relatively thick bodied.

Identification these are fairly large stout black salamanders with wide silver or white bands. Light bands on shiny dark background.