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Spotted Salamander          

*  The Spotted Salamander is a large salamander reaching lengths of nearly 8 inches or more.

*  The background color is usually a black or dark gray with a light or slate gray coloration

*  It has several yellow patches or dots along the sides running in a line from the head to the tail.

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*  In the United States they extend along the eastern seaboard to Virginia and extend to extreme eastern Texas.

*  Within this southeastern range they no longer come into contact with the sea with exception to South Carolina.