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Tiger Salamander

(Ambystoma tigrinum)

 

Category: Amphibians

 

 

Tiger salamanders are type of mole salamander native to North America named for their beautiful coloration – usually a banded or spotty combination of yellow, green, and/or black. These large salamanders have voracious appetites and grow to nearly one foot long. They also love to burrow and live in burrows that are usually two feet below the surface.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_salamander

http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Frogs-Amphibians/Tiger-Salamander-Care-Sheet/

 

Data & Facts

Scientific Classification
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Amphibia
Order - Caudata
Family - Ambystomatidae
Genus - Ambystoma
Species - A. tigrinum

 
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Interesting Animal Facts

Only a Mother’s Love…

We are taught that toads leave their fertilized eggs in the water in long strings, which hatch into tadpoles, who live in the water until they grow legs and lungs and become toads. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, there always has to be an exception to the rule: the male Suriname toad implants eggs into the female’s back, which sink into her skin and forms pockets where the eggs eventually hatch into tadpoles. These tadpoles live on their mother’s back until transforming into toads, at which point they burrow out of her skin in a fascinating or horrifying (or both) display, depending on your perspective.

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