Streamside Salamander

Ambystoma barbouri

The Streamside Salamander is a small, cute creature that loves to live near streams and ponds. It has a smooth, shiny skin and can be gray or brown with bright yellow spots!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Streamside Salamander is dark brown to black with scattered light gray or silvery flecks on its sides and tail. Its belly is typically yellowish-white. It has a moderately slender body and a relatively long, flattened tail.

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Streamside Salamander

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Females often lay their eggs one by one on the underside of rocks.

Streamside Salamanders spend most of their lives hidden underground!

Their larvae have amazing feathery gills for breathing in water.

They are nocturnal, meaning they hunt for snacks in the dark!

Habilidades especiales

Streamside Salamander can regrow lost limbs or tails because of special cells, helping them recover from injuries.

Streamside Salamander can breathe through its moist skin because of tiny blood vessels, helping it absorb oxygen underwater.

Streamside Salamander has glands that produce sticky skin secretions that help deter predators.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 10-15 cm
Peso: 0.005-0.015 kg
Esperanza de vida: 3-7 años
Top Speed: 0.2 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 100-300
Metamorfosis: 60-90 días

Dieta y alimentación

Tiny hunters, they feast on small insects and other invertebrates found near streams.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat aquatic invertebrates; adults primarily hunt terrestrial insects and worms.

Alimentos principales

Earthworms
Slugs
Crickets
Beetle larvae
Spiders

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Adult salamanders are prey for these common snakes.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Bullfrogs are opportunistic predators of small amphibians.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons often forage along streams, preying on salamanders.

Rasgos

Manchado

Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.