Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus

What a cutie!

Habitat: Deciduous forest

comments (6)

Patomarazul

Lion

Woow! You can even catch them. Nice! Posted one month ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  They usually oblige as long as I only hold them briefly. Posted one month ago

t7iguy

Grizzly Bear

Nice color pattern on this little creature! Posted one month ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It was a pretty little thing! Posted one month ago

Paul Dirksen

Lion

Great find, and a gorgeous little salamander. Posted one month ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Paul! Posted one month ago

The Red-backed salamander

The red-backed salamander is a species of small, hardy woodland salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The species inhabits wooded slopes in eastern North America, west to Missouri, south to North Carolina, and north from southern Quebec and the Maritime provinces in Canada to Minnesota.

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Similar species: Salamanders

Species identified by Christine Young