. The Canadian field-naturalist. 460 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 94 Range Extension for the Yellow-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, in Quebec David M. Gordon' and Francis R. Cook2 I Box 180, Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X ICO 2Herpetology Section, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario Kl A 0M8 Gordon, David M. and Francis R. Cook. 1980. Range extension for the Yellow-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma macula- tum, in Quebec. Canadian Field-Naturalist 94(4); 460. A northern extension of approximately 400 km from the previously known range is report
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 460 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 94 Range Extension for the Yellow-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, in Quebec David M. Gordon' and Francis R. Cook2 I Box 180, Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X ICO 2Herpetology Section, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario Kl A 0M8 Gordon, David M. and Francis R. Cook. 1980. Range extension for the Yellow-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma macula- tum, in Quebec. Canadian Field-Naturalist 94(4); 460. A northern extension of approximately 400 km from the previously known range is reported for Yellow-spotted Salamand- ers, Ambystoma maculatum, in Quebec. Key Words: Yellow-spotted Salamander, distribution, Quebec, Ambystoma maculatum. The exact northern distribution of Canadian amphibian species is poorly known. The geographic extent and lack of road access to many areas are factors contributing to our paucity of information. The short spring breeding season of the Yellow- spotted Salamander (or Spotted Salamander), Ambystoma maculatum, and the fact that it is rarely encountered outside of the breeding season cause even more difficulties in gathering information on the dis- tribution of this species. During the course of a field survey of central Quebec conducted for the National Museums of Can- ada in 1975 (by DMG) specimens of the Yellow- spotted Salamander were collected on 6 June 1975 about 20 km N of Chibougamau, Quebec (approxi- mately 49° 54'N, 75° 15'W) (Figure 1). This is in boreal forest dominated by Black Spruce (Picea mariana). Two specimens were collected from underneath separate rocks, which were lying on the side of a small but steep bank of a hillock composed of unsorted rock and earth. Other than rocks, fallen spruce trees in various stages of decomposition provided potential cover. A light drizzle had been falling for over 24 h on the day the collection was made and probably caused the salamanders to move toward the surface. On the same day,
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