Tremblay's Salamander
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Tremblay's Salamander is a member of the Ambystomidae. Reaching between 3 3/4-6 3/8" (9.3-16 cm), the salamander is long and slender with many bluish-white markings. It is dark gray to gray-black and the area around the vent is black. Tremblay's Salamander is a hybrid species of the Jefferson Salamander (A. jeffersonianum) and Blue-spotted Salamanders (A. laterale). This hybridization created two all female species- the Tremblay's and Silvery Salamanders. These genetic curiosities possess three sets of chromosomes instead of the normal two.
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[edit] Behaviour
Tremblay's Salamanders breed with male Blue-Spotted Salamanders from March to April. Eggs are laid singly or in small masses of 6-10 eggs on debris at pond bottom. The males chromosome contributed only stimulates the egg's development; its genetic material is ignored. It is not often observed and its diet and lifestyle are unknown.
[edit] Habitat & Range
These salamanders live on the bottom of deciduous forests from northern Wisconsin, northern Indiana, northern Ohio, and southern Michigan east through southern Quebec to the New England coastal plain.
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- National Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians
