spotted salamander

English

Noun

spotted salamander (plural spotted salamanders)

  1. A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, endemic to the eastern US and Canada.
    • 2015, Victoria Schlesinger, ‘Backyard evolution’, Aeon, 21 May:
      His study began when he noticed that spotted salamanders thrived in some vernal pools while in others, just 100 metres away, their numbers were limited.
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