#AmbystomaWeek ! Next, let's check out the nominate species — the Mole Salamander. Looks almost like a #Temnospondyl with its comically huge head. Cool Fact: Larval Mole Salamanders can, if beneficial, skip all that metamorphosis business and stay larval, reach maturity and become reproductively active in the larval form! These juvenile looking adults have become that way through a process known as #Paedomorphosis #Ambystoma #Ambystomatalpoideum #MoleSalamander #Salamander #SalamandersOfInstagram #Salamanders


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