Mabee's Salamander (Ambystoma mabeei)

Created: January 28th, 2018 - 11:03 PM
Last Modified: January 28th, 2018 - 11:03 PM Entered by: Nathan Richendollar
Record 293733

Country: United States		State: Virginia	County: York County	Time: 2018-01-28 14:15:00
Qty: 2	Age: Adult	Sex: Female	Method: Log flipping	Habitat: Tidewater swamp and ponds
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 56.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Showers		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 40.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

In a euphoric turn, three Mabee's Salamanders, all gravid females from our reckoning, were seen under logs adjacent small breeding pools in a larger wetland area. All had abundant brilliant gray-silver flecking. It seems the breeding season has come early this year in the Tidewater.

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Comments

Posted by Nathan Richendollar on Jan 29, 2018 at 08:46 PM

Thank you!

Posted by Matt Ratcliffe on Jan 29, 2018 at 08:52 AM

Nice find, Nathan!