tiger salamander
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Ambystoma tigrinum
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tiger salamander (plural tiger salamanders)
A long slender salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, having black skin and yellow markings.
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Common species such as the tiger salamander and the mudpuppy are being given hormones to stimulate the production of sperm and eggs, and the role of arginine vasotocin in courtship behaviour is being investigated.
Stebbins & Cohen (1995) pp. 58–60 High-speed cinematography shows how the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) positions itself with its snout close to its prey.
The tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) also sometimes behaves in this way and may grow particularly large in the process.
The adult tiger salamander is terrestrial, but the larva is aquatic and able to breed while still in the larval state.