Mabee’s Salamander
Scientific Name: Ambystoma mabeei
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
The Mabee’s salamander is a slender, dark-colored amphibian with white speckles and a brown or grey belly. It is native to North America, ranging from southern Canada to Mexico City. In North Carolina, it inhabits savanna pine barrens along the eastern coastal plain. Adults live in soil near wetlands like bogs and ponds, while both larvae and adults feed on zooplankton and invertebrates.
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