Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)S3 (Watch list)  -  Western MD only    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Amphibia   >   Order Caudata   >   Family Ambystomatidae   >   Genus Ambystoma   

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Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) is a primarily dark, long-toed species of mole salamander, found uncommonly in the ridge & valley and western Maryland. This slender Ambystoma breeds in vernal pools, and often starts spring breeding activity slightly earlier than Spotted Salamander. At other times of the year, it remains largely underground, beneath logs or in burrows. Further north, this species has a complex relationship of polyploid hybridization with Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale), which does not occur in Maryland (Conant & Collins, 1998; Maryland DNR site). Jefferson Salamander is ranked in Maryland as an S3 (watch list)

There are 32 records in the project database.

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Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Brady O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by brady_obrien via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Alina Martin, all rights reserved. Photo by Alina Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Brady O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by brady_obrien via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Brady O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by brady_obrien via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Alina Martin, all rights reserved. Photo by Alina Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander eggs in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander eggs in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander eggs in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Jefferson Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Jefferson Salamander in Sussex Co., New Jersey (3/23/2008). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)


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