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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-21--857379954 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Jean The Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a completely different species than the Yellow-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma mculatum). Both are found in Nova Scotia but they are different species and do not hybridize. The Jefferson's Salamander complex (to which the Blue-spotted Salamander belongs) is actually a complicated group of diplod and triploid species. The Jefferson's Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), which is a diploid species with both males and females, has associated with it a triploid female-only species called the Silvery Salamander (Ambystoma plantinium). Neither of these species occurs in the Maritimes. Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) which is also a diploid species with both males and females, has associated with it a triploid female-only species called the Tremblay's Salamander (Ambystoma tremblayi). In Nova Scotia the Blue-spotted Salamander is found throughout Cape Breton and the northern and central portions of the province. The Tremblay's Salamander has only been found in certain areas of Cumberland County. Blue-spotted Salamanders feed on a variety of insects and invertebrates, the most important of which are slugs, earthworms, snails, centipedes, and rove beetles. John Gilhen at the NS Museum is continuing to work on this fascinating species. All the best, Chris On 21-Apr-07, at 10:53 AM, Jean Timpa wrote: > That is a very interesting report of the Blue Spotted Salamander. > They are actually a form of the Yellow ones, but much less commonly > seen. There are people who might like to see and photograph it > before it is > released. It might survive alright in your basement on the bugs > that crawl > around in most cellars, but it will not be able to pass along its > beautiful and > unusual blue spots unless it is near the water in the marsh where > eggs will > be laid and fertilized. > I am trying to contact a friend who is an expert herpatologist who > might like to see it. I cannot remember where you live, Wild > Flora? Just so > I can tell him how far it might be to travel, if you don't mind some > company? Jean _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-21--857379954 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Jean<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">The Blue-spotted Salamander (<I>Ambystoma = laterale</I>) is a completely different species than the Yellow-spotted = Salamander (<I>Ambystoma mculatum</I>). Both are found in Nova Scotia = but they are different species and do not = hybridize.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">The Jefferson's Salamander complex (to which = the=A0Blue-spotted Salamander=A0 belongs) is actually a complicated = group of diplod and triploid species. The Jefferson's Salamander = (<I>Ambystoma jeffersonianum</I>), which is a diploid species with both = males and females, has associated with it a triploid female-only species = called the Silvery Salamander (<I>Ambystoma plantinium</I>).=A0Neither = of these species occurs in the Maritimes.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">Blue-spotted Salamander (<I>Ambystoma = laterale</I>)=A0which is also a diploid species with both males and = females, has associated with it a triploid female-only species called = the Tremblay's Salamander (<I>Ambystoma tremblayi</I>). In Nova Scotia = the Blue-spotted Salamander is found throughout Cape Breton and the = northern and central portions of the province. The=A0Tremblay's = Salamander has only been found in certain areas of Cumberland County. = Blue-spotted Salamanders feed on a variety of insects and invertebrates, = the most important of which are slugs, earthworms, snails, centipedes, = and rove beetles.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">John Gilhen at the NS Museum is continuing to = work on this fascinating species.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>All the best,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV= >On 21-Apr-07, at 10:53 AM, Jean Timpa wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </SPAN> That is a very interesting = report of the Blue Spotted Salamander.<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">They are = actually a form of the Yellow ones, but much less commonly<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">seen.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>There are people = who might like to see and photograph it before it is<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">released. It might survive alright in your basement on the bugs that = crawl<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">around in most cellars, but it will not be able to = pass along its beautiful and<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">unusual = blue spots unless it is near the water in the marsh where eggs will<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">be laid = and fertilized.&l