Spotted Salamanders are the largest salamander native to Calvert County.  This species is a member of the group known as the "Mole Salamanders", named for their behavior of burrowing into the topsoil and leaf litter in search of earthworms and insects.

On rainy nights in the late winter, these salamanders migrate by the hundreds and even the thousands to small ponds throughout Calvert County to breed.  After mating and laying their eggs (see post from March 13, 2012)  the adult salamanders return to their forest habitat and burrow back into the earth,

Spotted Salamander collected near a home in Lusby, MD (Cove Point, CW)