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Ozark Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon angusticlavius

The Ozark Zigzag Salamander is a small, colorful creature that loves to hide under rocks and logs in the forest. With its zigzag patterns, it's like nature's little artist!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Ozark Zigzag Salamander is a small, slender amphibian with a dark body. It has a distinctive reddish-orange to yellow-orange wavy or zigzag stripe running down its back from head to tail. Its belly is typically a uniform dark color.

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Ozark Zigzag Salamander
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Ozark Zigzag Salamander

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female zigzag salamanders often guard their precious eggs until they hatch!

Instead of tadpoles, baby Ozark Zigzag Salamanders hatch looking like mini-adults!

These salamanders are like tiny living thermometers for forest health!

They spend most of their lives hidden under rocks, logs, and moist leaves.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Ozark Zigzag Salamander has a zigzag stripe that helps it blend perfectly with fallen leaves and forest debris.

Fähigkeit

Tail Escape

Ozark Zigzag Salamander can drop its tail if a predator grabs it, allowing the salamander to get away safely.

Maße und Details

Länge
6.5-11 cm
Gewicht
0.002-0.005 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-8 Jahre
Top Speed
0.2 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-13

Ernährung und Fütterung

This tiny hunter dines on a variety of small, soft-bodied invertebrates in the forest.

Hauptnahrung

  • Springtails
  • Mites
  • Ants
  • Small beetles
  • Slugs
  • Earthworms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus

A common predator that hunts these small salamanders.

eaten by

Southeastern Shrew

Sorex longirostris

Small mammals like shrews sometimes prey on them.

eats

Common Black Ground Beetle

Pterostichus melanarius

Feeds on smaller invertebrates found in leaf litter.

eats

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

Consumes these slow-moving mollusks in their habitat.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch where you step in the forest, and be gentle if you find a salamander!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

6.5-11 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

0.002-0.005 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

5-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

0.2 km/h

Was frisst Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

This tiny hunter dines on a variety of small, soft-bodied invertebrates in the forest.

Wo findet man Ozark Zigzag Salamander normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Ozark Zigzag Salamander?

3-13

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