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Ambystoma laterale
Hallowell, 1856
Blue-spotted Salamander
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Vertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Amphibian
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Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Caudata
Family:
Ambystomatidae
Genus:
Ambystoma
Species:
Ambystoma laterale
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered (for diploid populations)
CT - State Special Concern (for the complex)
MA - State Special Concern (for the complex)
NH - State Special Concern
VT - State Special Concern
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Most Important) (diploid)
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Very Important) (complex)
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 2 - High Priority)
NH WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT Draft WAP (Sept. 2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Ambystoma laterale
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