Lab #5

Date: 2/17/16

Location: Lumber River Conservancy

Lab Activity: Searching for winter breeding salamanders at Hamby's Bay

Habitat: Vernal Pool

Temperature: 61 F

Wind: 3 mph

Humidity: 39%

Mabee's Salamander (Ambystoma mabeei) 

    The Mabee's Salamander is an example of mole salamander, family Ambystomatidae. The adults are dark in color with small light colored splatters of color all over the topside of the animal. This species is not particularly common in this area so we were lucky to find it. The adults are mostly terrestrial but will usually remain near to a breeding area which usually takes the form of a vernal pool like where we found this or a pond.