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
