Common Name:
 Jefferson Salamander
Scientific Name:
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Etymology:
Genus:
Amby is Greek for "a cup", stoma is Greek for "a mouth"
 Species:
jeffersonianum is in honor of Jefferson College in Canonsburg, PA and indirectly for the naturalist/President Thomas Jefferson.
Average Length:
4.3 - 7 in. (10.7 - 18 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
Record length:
8.3 in. (21 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

Photos:

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 Allegheny Co. egg mass Allegheny Co.  yolk plug stage egg mass     Larvae from
Warren Co.		 Douthat State Park
   
Bath Co. Gravid Female Gravid Female Gravid Female  Douthat State Park