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I live in Maine and I've never seen anything like this before! Is it a newt? Salamander? Whatever it is it's awesome!
 

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Looks like an axolotl or mudpuppy. Maine may have some funny laws on them so you may want to look into it further.
 
It's probably a mudpuppy. This has had me reading about them since I posted :). Very exciting creature.
 
This is definitely not a mudpuppy. Mudpuppies have paddle-shaped tails and, more importantly, have longer torsos and proportionally smaller legs than the salamander in this photo. In addition, mudpuppies only have four toes on the hind feet, whereas this salamander clearly has five.

This is definitely an Ambystoma of some sort, or mole salamander. The gills are probably undergoing reduction in preparation for emergence, and the timing is about right for that process to be underway. My guess considering you're in Maine is spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, or blue-spotted salamander, Ambystoma laterale, with the former being more likely.
 
Why did you think Maine was bad for them? They like it cool and damp. We have a bunch in NY too. That is the larval form before morphing into the terrestrial adult of one of the species Vanessa mentioned above.
 
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