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Four-toed Salamander

Hemidactylium scutatum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 75, February 75, March 112, April 176, May 303, June 148, July 112, August 102, September 118, October 109, November 74, December 69.
United States7,560
Canada2,028
New York1,462
Ontario1,387
Virginia915
Massachusetts606
Pennsylvania504
Michigan491
Maine389
Maryland360

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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
FamilyLungless Salamanders · Plethodontidae
GenusFour-toed Salamanders · Hemidactylium

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