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A large Ground puppy, or spotted Lizard

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

May 23, 1808

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 30

Notes:

Possibly the spotted salamander or yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), a mole salamander common in the eastern United States and Canada sometimes called a ground puppy.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Current Common Name:

Spotted salamander

Current Scientific Name

Ambystoma maculatum