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Hurlburt Field, Fla — Just below the soil’s surface rests a small black and grey or white net-like patterned creature called the Ambystoma bishop, also known as the reticulated flatwoods salamander, an endangered type of salamander whose habitat exists amongst the seasonal ponds found throughout the base.
A volunteer for the reticulated flatwoods salamander habitat restoration project cuts down a tree to remove excess growth from within the pond limits at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 28, 2016. Reticulated flatwoods salamanders thrive in a healthy habitat of seasonal wetland ponds within a sparse longleaf pine ecosystem (Courtesy photo)
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