Wednesday, April 16th
April's meeting will focus on how to safely handle and present your reptile to the public. Please feel free to bring your own animal to show off.
Meetings start promptly at 8pm in the Alumni Room of Medaille College.
Annual Banquet
PLEASE NOTE: The annual banquet and recognition dinner will be rescheduled due to conflicts. The new date will likely be a Saturday in May, please contact a board member for more information.
Blue-spotted Salamander
(Ambystoma laterale)
Photo Courtesy of Christopher Schierer
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The Blue Spotted Salamander is 3 - 5 inches long and has the same long slender body type of the Jefferson Salamander with shorter legs and a narrower snout. They tend to be dark blue to dark gray in color with light blue spots. The belly is lighter colored with dark flecks. The area around the vent is usually black.
From March to April eggs are laid in masses of 6 - 10 eggs or singly on the bottom of ponds attached to vegetation or debris.
Jefferson Salamanders are usually found under logs and other cover in deciduous forests near a swamp or ponds.
The Blue Spotted Salamander will often interbreed with the Jefferson Salamander (A. jeffersonianum) forming what is know as the Jefferson Salamander Complex which can make exact identification extremely difficult.
Remember that in many places it is illegal to take wildlife out of the wild without the proper permits from local, state, or federal authorities. Please do not release any captive reptiles or amphibians into the wild as this will disrupt the natural order of our environment. See our amphibian and reptile adoptions page for more information on what to do with unwanted herps.
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