What is Tiger salamander?
{{Speciesbox | name = Tiger salamander | image = Salamandra Tigre.png | image_caption = Several in captivity | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn | authors = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group| title = ''Ambystoma tigrinum'' (errata version published in 2016) | volume= 2015| year = 2015 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T83293207A3076038.en }}</ref> | genus = Ambystoma | species = tigrinum | authority = Green, 1825 }} The '''tiger salamander''' is a [[species]] of [[mole salamander]]. Another name for this [[salamander]] is the '''eastern tiger salamander'''. ==Description== Eastern tiger salamanders are big, with a normal length of 6–8 inches (15–20 cm). They can grow up to 14 inches (36 cm) in length. Grown-ups are usually spotted with grey, green, or black, and have large eyes. They have short mouths, big necks, strong legs, and long tails. They eat small [[insects]] and [[worms]]. Sometimes, grown ups eat small [[frog|frogs]] and baby [[mouse|mice]] Adults are almost never seen in open fields and often live in holes that are usually 2 feet from the top. Tiger salamanders almost always stay on land as adults, and usually only return to the water to lay eggs. But they also live in both land and water. Tiger salamanders like to swim, even if they enjoy living on land more. They are good swimmers. Like all ambystomatids, they are extremely loyal to their birthplace, and will travel long distances to go back. However, a single tiger salamander has only a 50% chance of laying eggs more than once in its lifetime. Males bump a female to initiate mating, and then deposit a spermatophore on the lake bottom. The female picks up the packet and deposits the now-fertilized eggs on vegetation. Large-scale captive breeding of Tiger salamanders has not been accomplished, for unknown reasons. The [[larvae]] are entirely [[aquatic]], with large gills on the outside and a big tail fin that begins just behind the head. Arms are grown within a short time of [[hatching|coming o