Jefferson salamander is a species of salamander found in United States and Canada.
It is usually dark gray, brown or black. Interesting Facts This salamander is named after Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, which is aptly named after President Thomas Jefferson.
Life Expectancy – 6 years or more.
Average Length – 11 – 18 cm Speed – Can move fast. At first glance, you might think the Jefferson salamander escaped a tropical country to the forests of Ontario.
It has a slender dark body, 4.5 to 7 inches long, with a wide nose, long toes and small silver-blue specks on its sides. Collective Noun – Congress, band or maelstrom.
Depending on the species, some salamanders spend their life in the water, other on the land, while the most species live part of their life in the water, and part on the land. As a defense, Jefferson salamanders can produce a milky, noxious secretion on their tail. It was named after Jefferson College in Pennsylvania.
The species belongs to the group of mole salamanders. The Division of Wildlife studies and manages fish and wildlife populations and enforces hunting and fishing laws. The Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) is a mole salamander. The salamander is nocturnal.
Mole salamanders, like the Jefferson, have 5 toes on the rear feet but only 4 on the front.
As a defense, Jefferson salamanders can produce a milky, noxious secretion on their tail. Salamander Facts.
They live mostly in the northern hemisphere, in the wet areas near the lakes and ponds. The Jefferson salamander (5-7.5") is a chocolate brown to blue-black animal with light blue flecking on its lower sides, legs and tail. Salamander is a type of amphibian, close relative of frogs and toads.
The Jefferson's (or Jefferson) salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) looks similar to the spotted salamander.
It was named for Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, which was named for Thomas Jefferson. Conservation Concerns Baby Name – Efts. In fact, the amphibian is native to the province — but unfortunately to its development-heavy southern regions, where it faces constant threats. Classification – Ambystomatidae.
They are secretive, living underground in the forest up to one-half mile from their breeding pool.
It can be found throughout Ohio in moist woodlands.
At the bottom is A. jeffersonianum (Jefferson’s Salamander),at 8 weeks old. Incubation Period – Around 15 days.
Mating Season – Early spring.
Scientific Name – Ambystoma jeffersonianum. Interesting Facts: This salamander is named after Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, which is aptly named after President Thomas Jefferson. They live in northeastern United States, southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec. Others can have silver or blue spots on their sides. Mole salamanders, like the Jefferson, have 5 toes on the rear feet but only 4 on the front. Jefferson Salamander. Estimates of population size for the Jefferson Salamander are difficult to obtain because of the presence of unisexual salamanders Footnote 8 which are morphologically similar to the Jefferson Salamander, and comprise approximately 90% of local populations (Bogart 2003; Bogart and Klemens 1997, 2008; Bi and Bogart 2010).
The Jefferson Salamander is also a member of an unusual group known as the Jefferson-Blue-spotted Complex, which consists of two bisexual species (Jefferson and …