Family Ambystomatidae
Mole Salamanders
Habitat
: stay underground most of their lives; take shelter under logs,stonesBreeding: occurs in temporary pools and ponds
Identification: five toes on each hind foot and four on each front foot; do not have a groove running from the nostril to the lip unlike Plethodontidae
Range: most of the United States
Food: live earthworms and other invertebrates
Adults are easily maintained in terrariums, and larvae are easily raised in aquariums.
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