The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species of salamander found from southwestern Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, south through the western United States to Texas, and northern Mexico.
The Barred Tiger Salamander is one of the largest land species, with a broad head and a bulky body. Its skin is moist and typically dark brown to olive green, or black in color, with large yellow blotches. They are...
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The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species of salamander found from southwestern Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, south through the western United States to Texas, and northern Mexico.
The Barred Tiger Salamander is one of the largest land species, with a broad head and a bulky body. Its skin is moist and typically dark brown to olive green, or black in color, with large yellow blotches. They are capable of growing to 14 inches (35 cm) in length. But 6-12 inches is more common mouth to tail. The tail of the salamander is also laterally compressed like all Tiger Salamander species.
Primarily nocturnal, Barred Tiger Salamanders are opportunistic feeders, and will often eat anything they can catch, including various insects, slugs, and earthworms. They are primarily terrestrial as adults, but their juvenile larval stage is entirely aquatic, having external gills.
There are five recognized subspecies of A. mavortium:
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