Description

• Dorsal color black, sometimes brown
• slate gray belly
• yellow spots arranged in two irregular rows

Habitat

Spotted Salamanders prefer hardwood forests and breed in semipermanent ponds without fish. The Spotted Salamander is a burrowing species, and is rarely seen except during breeding aggregations. They breed during the winter and early spring when adults migrate from their burrows to pools during winter rains.

Range

The spotted salamander is found in most states in the eastern half of the U.S. It is widely distrubuted in Georgia.

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