spotted salamander

spotted salamander

n.
A North American salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) having a black or dark gray body with two rows of yellow spots along the back.
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Noun1.spotted salamander - glossy black North American salamander with yellow spotsspotted salamander - glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
Ambystoma maculatum
ambystomid, ambystomid salamander - small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
2.spotted salamander - European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spotsspotted salamander - European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa
genus Salamandra, Salamandra - type genus of the Salamandridae
salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
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