Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,005
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Ambystoma talpoideum, the mole salamander, is a species of salamander found in much of the eastern and central United States, from Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Kentucky, with isolated populations in Virginia and Indiana. Older sources often refer to this species as the tadpole salamander because some individuals remain in a neotenic state. This salamander lives among the leaf litter on the forest floor, migrating to ponds to breed.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ambystoma talpoideum”.