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Monday, April 22, 2013

spotted salamander

spotted salamander: "Spotted Salamanders are large salamanders, sometimes growing over nine inches long.Their skin is bluish-black or dark gray, and they have two rows of round yellow or orange spots down their backs. Their bellies are slate gray.Spotted Salamanders live in forests where there are pools of water in the Spring, or nearby ponds.Adult Spotted Salamanders spend most of their time underground."

Learn more about one of my favorite kinds of salamanders! These unusual creatures can be found in NH - sometimes turning up in your woodpile or in your cellar.  This site contains many pictures of the spotted salamander, too!
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