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Blue spotted salamander

By Office of Communications 2018 (approx.)
A dark salamander with bright blue spots rest on a moss-covered log
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Eastern Iowa Ambystoma laterale - Blue-spotted Salamander. USGS ARMI photo by Evan S. Grimes

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