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Add this one to your 'pond'. A salamander's appearance differs depending on its life cycle stage. Adult spotted salamanders are black with yellow or orange rounded spots on their back and sides and have gray bellies. They have a broad head and smooth skin with vertical grooves on both sides of their torso. In its larval stage, the spotted salamander lives in the water and has external gills. The back is closer to a dull greenish color with mottling on the tail and a pale belly.
A salamander's appearance differs depending on its life cycle stage. Adult spotted salamanders are black with yellow or orange rounded spots on their back and sides and have gray bellies. They have a broad head and smooth skin with vertical grooves on both sides of their torso. In its larval stage, the spotted salamander lives in the water and has external gills. The back is closer to a dull greenish color with mottling on the tail and a pale belly. Adult spotted salamanders live about 20 years but some have been recorded as old as thirty. Most spotted salamanders die before they reach the land-dwelling juvenile stage due to predators, disease. Larvae in vernal pools