spotted salamander

English

Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Noun

spotted salamander (plural spotted salamanders)

1. A species of mole salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, endemic to the eastern US and Canada.
   • 2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon‎^[1]:

     His study began when he noticed that spotted salamanders thrived in some vernal pools while in others, just 100 metres away, their numbers were limited.