spotted salamander
noun
: a common salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) of eastern North America with glossy black skin spotted with yellow or orange on the back
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Fish do not exist in the pools, but rare marbled and spotted salamanders somehow find their way to the water to breed each year, experts say.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
Interestingly, a symbiotic species of algae, Oophila amblystomatis, grows on spotted salamander egg masses.
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BostonGlobe.com,
24 Mar. 2021
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
Interestingly, a symbiotic species of algae, Oophila amblystomatis, grows on spotted salamander egg masses.
—
BostonGlobe.com,
24 Mar. 2021
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