Mole salamander - Wikipedia
The mole salamanders (genus Ambystoma) are a group of advanced salamanders endemic to North America.
Ambystoma talpoideum - Wikipedia
Ambystoma talpoideum, the mole salamander, is a species of salamander found in much of the eastern and central United States, from Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Kentucky, with isolated populations in Virginia and Indiana.
ADW: Ambystoma talpoideum: INFORMATION
Mole salamanders are subject to predation from other salamanders as well as other aquatic predators. Larval salamander communities are highly structured by predation. Mole salamanders tend to breed later than other species of Ambystoma and are subject to more competition and predation as a result.
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) - University of Georgia
Description: Mole Salamanders are mid-sized — 3-4 in (7.5-10 cm) — stout-bodied salamanders with large, flattened heads. They are black, brown, or grey in color with pale bluish or silvery flecks. Males can be distinguished by a swollen cloaca. Larvae and paedomorphic adults are aquatic and have large feathery gills.
Mole Salamander - Virginia Herpetological Society
Adult Mole salamanders somewhat resemble Mabee's salamander, but may be easily distinguished from them since Mabee's salamander has 13 costal grooves and a relatively smaller head. The larvae are of the pond type.
Ambystoma talpoideum - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ...
Ambystoma talpoideum, the mole salamander, is a species of salamander found in much of the eastern and central United States, from Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Kentucky, with isolated populations in Virginia and Indiana.
Mole Salamander - Missouri Department of Conservation
The mole salamander is broad-headed, dull gray or brown, with a small body and tail and large limbs. It spends almost all its time below ground. In Missouri, it is restricted to the lowlands of our southeastern counties.