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Midland Mud Salamander

Pseudotriton diastictus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Kentucky.January 6, February 7, March 8, April 15, May 16, June 8, July 6, August 6, September 7, October 6, November 5, December 5.
United States314
Kentucky95
Tennessee91
Virginia57
North Carolina43
Ohio12
West Virginia12
Indiana4

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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
GenusRed and Mud Salamanders · Pseudotriton

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