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Here's how the relationship works, the scientists figure: The salamander egg clutches are big gelatinous masses of about 100 eggs, which oxygen (an essential element for cell survival) has ...
In the eastern hellbender salamander, a new study was carried out looking at how often whole clutches of salamander eggs are cannibalized by their parents.
One interesting variation you might see with spotted salamander egg masses. Some have a clear gel-coat while the gel-coat of others is milky-white.
Volunteers with Metro's amphibian monitoring program have found "good numbers" of frog and salamander egg masses this spring, program coordinator Katy Weil said. In particular, volunteers wading ...
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency said each female spotted salamander lays around 100-300 eggs per year in several separate masses. The amphibian can grow to be nearly 8 inches long.
Spotted salamanders wrap their eggs in a protective jelly layer that prevents mold from reaching the embryos. Wood frog egg clusters have less jelly, but are laid while ponds are still cold and ...
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency said each female spotted salamander lays around 100-300 eggs per year in several separate masses. The amphibian can grow to be nearly 8 inches long.
The egg clutches are almost like a pearl necklace, because each single round egg is attached to another by a thin strand. Male hellbenders protect eggs until they hatch.
An Ozark hellbender has reproduced in the Current River. The large aquatic salamander, which has been on a federal endangered species list since 2011, recently fathered a clutch of eggs, according ...
Salamanders mate in pairs or in groups, and the female will lay the eggs on sticks or leaves in the water. After mating, most species leave the eggs and return to solitary living.
One interesting variation you might see with spotted salamander egg masses. Some have a clear gel-coat while the gel-coat of others is milky-white.