In about six weeks, the eggs hatch and the salamanders exist as free-living larvae, feeding on tiny pond animals. Larvae usually metamorphose into adults by the end of summer or before the pond dries ...

These populations aren’t very large, so even one salamander being hit would have an impact,” said Gabby Zagorski, an ...

Spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, eggs with developing embryos. The algae in the yolk sacs is visible to the naked eye. Image: Courtesy of Ryan Kerney "It's really a tremendous finding... that ...

After the eggs are fertilized internally, a female can lay up to 1,300, which she deposits individually or in small batches. Adults move back to their terrestrial burrows after breeding. LIFE CYCLE: ...

DESCRIPTION: Both species are moderately sized salamanders that are black to chocolate ... Females lay their eggs at or near the edge of the water in small depressions, beneath leaf litter, logs or ...