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Amphibian

Coyote

Yellow-spotted salamander

Common Raven

Ambystoma maculatum

An amphibian quite easy to recognize!
Yellow-spotted salamander
Short stocky body
Short limbs
Long tail
Dark coloration speckled with yellow spots
Rounded mouth
Fact sheet
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A unique look
yellow-spotted salamander
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I am very easy to recognize thanks to my dark coloring dotted with yellow spots. My body is stocky, my limbs are massive and my head is graced with a rounded mouth. I am physically quite unique; none would confound me for another!
Behaviour
An efficient dancer!
yellow-spotted salamander on rock
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Behaviour
Early in the spring, we move toward the breeding sites. Our favorite times to travel is when it's raining! In all, breeding season lasts no more than a week. To seduce the female, the male performs a dance moving around her and touching her with his snout.
Did you know?
A common species in Québec
yellow-spotted salamander
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Did you know?
We are common in Québec and in the Maritimes. However it is very difficult to observe us! Nocturnal and burrowing, it is difficult to find us.
close up on a yellow spotted salamander
Amphibians : important bio-indicators!

Amphibians are very sensitive to what surrounds them and are thus excellent bio-indicators of the quality of the environment! Large insect consumers, they are extremely important for food chain equilibrium. Click to find out what our team does to help protect amphibians in the wild!

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