Record #:

21027

Author(s):

Schulte, Leslie

Abstract:

There are 58 different species of salamanders found in the state--the densest concentration anywhere in the world. Schulte describes the marbled salamander, which has a unique reproductive custom--it lays its eggs out of water.

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Fall/Win 2007, p12, il

Subject(s):

Salamanders