Other Names: Blotched Tiger Salamander
Scientific Name: Ambystoma mavortium
(Formerly: Ambystoma trigrinum)
Family: Amybstomatidae
Description and Size
- Smooth, slimy skin
- Short fore and hind limbs
- Total Length: 15.2-21.5 cm (6.0-8.5 inches)
- Vertical bars that extend down the body or numerous blotches
- Bars: bright yellow, Blotches: olive green to pale-yellow
- Base color: Black or dark brown or green
Habitat
- Fishless, permanent or semi-permanent bodies of water (Larvae)
- Moist woodlands
- Prairie dog towns
- Other small mammal burrows
Diet
- Aquatic invertebrates (Larvae)
- Worms
- Terrestrial arthropods
Life History
- Nocturnal, rarely diurnal
- Active Season: Early spring – Late fall
- Breeding Season: Early spring – Early summer
- Lays gelatinous eggs
- Variable (50-200 per female)
Range
Most common range within the last 50 years and does not include outliers. For more info email dferraro1@unl.edu.