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Speckled Black Salamander

Aneides flavipunctatus

The Speckled Black Salamander is a small, shiny creature with beautiful yellow spots. It loves to hide under rocks and logs in the forest, where it stays cool and moist.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Speckled Black Salamander has a slender, dark black body covered in tiny, bright yellow or white speckles, giving it a starry appearance. It features a distinctive flattened head and long limbs, making it look different from many smoother-skinned salamanders.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAmphibiaOrdenCaudataFamiliaPlethodontidaeGéneroAneides
Speckled Black Salamander
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Speckled Black Salamander

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Females guard their clutch of eggs, sometimes for several months, until they hatch!

If scared, it can drop its tail to distract a predator and regrow it later!

They hatch directly into tiny salamanders, completely skipping a tadpole stage!

This salamander has no lungs, relying only on its skin for breathing!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Amazing Climber

Speckled Black Salamander can climb vertical surfaces using its specialized toe pads and prehensile tail, which helps them find food and escape predators.

Habilidad

Skin Breather

Speckled Black Salamander can breathe directly through its moist skin, absorbing oxygen from the air or water, because it lacks lungs.

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Night Vision Hunter

Speckled Black Salamander can hunt effectively in the dark with its sharp eyesight, which helps them find tiny insects and worms at night.

Habilidad

Sticky Snatcher

Speckled Black Salamander can catch small prey with its lightning-fast, sticky tongue that launches out, helping them grab quick-moving insects.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
7-13 cm
Peso
0.002-0.006 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
10-25

Dieta y alimentación

This salamander enjoys a feast of tiny invertebrates found on the forest floor.

Alimentos principales

  • mites
  • springtails
  • ants
  • small beetles
  • spiders

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Silky Ant

Formica fusca

An important food source on the forest floor.

eaten by

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

A common predator in its native habitat.

hunts

Common Springtail

Collembola vulgaris

These tiny creatures are a staple food for young salamanders.

eaten by

Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

Owls may snatch them from tree bark at night.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

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Always wash your hands after touching any wild animals, including salamanders.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Speckled Black Salamander?

7-13 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Speckled Black Salamander?

0.002-0.006 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Speckled Black Salamander?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Speckled Black Salamander?

0.5 km/h

¿Qué come Speckled Black Salamander?

This salamander enjoys a feast of tiny invertebrates found on the forest floor.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Speckled Black Salamander?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Speckled Black Salamander?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la puesta de Speckled Black Salamander?

10-25

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