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    The blue-spotted salamander ranges along the east coast of North America and into the Great Lakes region, preferring moist woodlands with sandy soil where they can be found under rotting leaves and logs. They breed in early spring by attaching eggs to vegetation near vernal pools, with tadpoles taking 3-4 months to complete metamorphosis, and adults can live up to 25 years, hibernating below frost in winter. While not threatened, they serve as bioindicators of environmental toxins through their permeable skin.

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    The blue-spotted salamander ranges along the east coast of North America and into the Great Lakes region, preferring moist woodlands with sandy soil where they can be found under rotting leaves and logs. They breed in early spring by attaching eggs to vegetation near vernal pools, with tadpoles taking 3-4 months to complete metamorphosis, and adults can live up to 25 years, hibernating below frost in winter. While not threatened, they serve as bioindicators of environmental toxins through their permeable skin.

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    The blue-spotted salamander ranges along the east coast of North America and into the Great Lakes region, preferring moist woodlands with sandy soil where they can be found under rotting leaves and logs. They breed in early spring by attaching eggs to vegetation near vernal pools, with tadpoles taking 3-4 months to complete metamorphosis, and adults can live up to 25 years, hibernating below frost in winter. While not threatened, they serve as bioindicators of environmental toxins through their permeable skin.

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    The blue-spotted salamander ranges along the east coast of North America and into the Great Lakes region, preferring moist woodlands with sandy soil where they can be found under rotting leaves and logs. They breed in early spring by attaching eggs to vegetation near vernal pools, with tadpoles taking 3-4 months to complete metamorphosis, and adults can live up to 25 years, hibernating below frost in winter. While not threatened, they serve as bioindicators of environmental toxins through their permeable skin.

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    Blue-spotted Salamander

    Ambystoma laterale
    Range: The east coast of North America to the
    great lakes. They can be found as far north as
    James Bay Ontario.

    Habitat: Forests, typically found under rotting


    leaves or logs. They prefer moist woodlands with
    sandy soil.

    Diet: Invertebrates

    Lifespan: They can live for 25 years in the wild.

    Description: Blue-spotted salamander are 3-5 inches long and are covered in blue flecks.

    Breeding: Breeding takes place in early spring. Females lay a clutches of eggs attached to
    vegetation near the surface of the water in spring vernal pools. Since they lay their eggs in
    vernal pools, the eggs have more protection from predators, however they are at risk of the
    pools drying up before the tadpoles have gone through metamorphosis. It typically takes 3-4
    months for metamorphosis to be complete.

    Behavior/Adaptations: In winter, they hibernate belwo the frost line.

    Predators: Birds, snakes, lizards, raccoons, skunks, etc.

    Conservation: They are not considered threatened, but is considered a bio-indicator along
    with other amphibians due to their susceptibility to environmental toxins that can be easily
    absorbed through their permeable skin.

    Interesting Facts:

    Information taken from the following sources:


    https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/salamanders-blue_spotted.html
    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ambystoma_laterale/

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