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Jefferson Salamander

Ambystoma jeffersonianum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 121, February 119, March 252, April 282, May 484, June 237, July 178, August 162, September 189, October 174, November 119, December 110.
United States5,692
New York2,336
Canada1,843
Ontario1,601
West Virginia548
Ohio516
Virginia454
Maryland347
Vermont287
Kentucky251

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyMole Salamanders · Ambystomatidae
GenusMole Salamanders · Ambystoma

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