On February 11, 2008, students went to search the traps set up at the Meeman-Shelby State Park in Shelby County, Tennessee. The traps were set up because the previous night had predicted heavy rainfalls and the temperature had been roughly 18 degrees Celsius. The traps were located up the hill of a pond that was extremely active with salamanders and frogs. I came across this Spotted Salamander after looking into traps that were set up from the night before. At the bottom of the container was a 12cm salamander that had a brown back and yellow spots running down its dorsal side. After careful observation it was determined to be a Spotted Salamander, or the Ambystoma maculatum. The Spotted Salamander was placed on a leaf and I was able to take a picture of it before I took it down to the pond and released it.
Vincent Pirani
Memphis, TN
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