| general
|
| description |
It is stout and somewhat
depressed with a broadly rounded snout. The sides of the
head are often swollen at the back of the jaw. The legs
are large and strong with four to five toes (Bishop, 1943).
The color of the top of the spotted salamander is deep
bluish black, while the bottom half and under surface
of the limbs are a pale slate tint. On either side of
the mid-dorsal line of the body are large, round, yellow
or orange spots. The spots may vary in number from 24
to 45. Unspotted individuals do occur but are rare. |
| a.k.a |
Yellow-spotted Salamander |
| distribution |
 U.S.A.
 Canada |
| adult
size |
15 - 19 cm |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Terrestrial;
deciduous and mixed forests |
| cage
|
It should be large enough
but does not need to be high because they do not climb
high much. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Nighttime (nocturnal);
give heat and help monitoring by infrared lamps (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp) where the light is invisible for it but
humans |
| temperature |
19 - 22 ¢XC
-- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
17 - 20 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
mid to high |
| water
bowl |
a large water bowl (e.g.
Rock water dish)
or water area should be available to access all the time |
| hiding
place |
Essential, a place for
its privacy, security and sleep by day.
Possibllites include caves (e.g. Habbe
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
|
diet |
Carnivorous (meat-eating);
Small worms, insects, slugs, snails; by using its sticky
tongue to catch food |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress.
Food items should be no larger than 1/3 of the size of
its head. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous |
