My uncle is an ecologist and about a year and half ago he was doing a study on Barred tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium) in Oklahoma. While he was there he was able to get me a larvae which I have now had the pleasure to watch metamorphosize and grow into a now large 8 inch adult. These guys have a black and yellow pattern that extends upward from the belly to the back. Like all mole salamanders they like to remain in burrows or under things and are rarely seen except during breeding season. These salamanders have huge appetites and feed mostly on worms and grubs, however I’ve found anything that they can fit in their mouth is fair game, mine has even taken baby mice. (Alex Hovey, SC)
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