YELLOW SPOTTED SALAMANDER
SPECIES: Ambystoma maculatum
STATUS: Least Concern
HABITAT: Forest areas near swamps, ponds etc.
DIET: Insects and arthropods
GENERAL: These secretive salamanders spend their time under logs, rocks and other areas where the soil is damp. When breeding time occurs they will migrate toward a swamp, pond or other still moving body of water to mate and lay eggs.