Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) - HM 361050
Observer:
McFall, Adam
Observed:
2021-11-05 22:41:59
Last Modified:
2021-11-21 07:59:05
Country:
United States of America
State:
South Carolina
County:
Aiken
Age:
Larva
Deceased:
no
Notes:
Many large aquatic mole salamanders were found at this permanent Carolina bay. The bay had a deep middle portion and had gambusia fish as well as many grasses making dip netting a cumbersome task. We set out minnow traps overnight and check them. Each one had 1-6 mole salamanders. Some were very long (32mm-80mm or larger) and certainly some had overwintered in this pond. Could this pond also be a paedomorphic population or have pedotypic individuals?
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