Yellow-spotted ambistoma [2] ( Latin: Ambystoma maculatum ) is a species of ambistomaceous species found in the eastern part of the USA and Canada .
| Yellow Spotted Ambistoma |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| View: | Yellow Spotted Ambistoma |
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| International scientific name |
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Ambystoma maculatum ( Shaw , 1802) |
| Synonyms |
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- Lacerta subviolacea Barton, 1804
- Lacerta maculata Shaw, 1802 [1]
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| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 59064 |
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It can reach a length of 19-25 cm. It has a black body with yellow spots on its back, although some individuals may not have them. Lives in deciduous forests with lakes and ponds free of fish, necessary for the salamander to lay eggs and develop larvae. It feeds on invertebrates such as earthworms and slugs , sometimes insects. Usually spend time underground, although they come to the surface on wet days.
Ophila amblystomatis algae cells live in the tissues of the amphibian body. These algae are present under the shell of eggs, in the embryos themselves and even in adults. Inside the amphibian cells where the algae settled, the latter are surrounded by mitochondria. These algae stain eggs and embryos in green. For some reason, the vertebral immune system does not respond to these endosymbionts . [3]
The species was first described by George Shaw in 1802 in his work “General Zoology or Systematic Natural Science”.
