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Red-backed Salamander It had a blackish brown body with reddish brown coloration and speckles. It&#039;s belly was black and whitish. This salamander was about 7 cm long. <br /> <br /> The red-backed salamander exhibits color polymorphism with two common color variations - the &#039;red-backed&#039; variety has a red dorsal stripe that tapers towards the tail and the &#039;lead-backed&#039; variety lacks most or all of the red pigmentation. This spotting shows the lead-backed variety. Geotagged,Plethodon cinereus,Red- backed salamander,Spring,United States,dark morph,lead-backed salamander,red-backed salamander,salamander Click/tap to enlarge

Red-backed Salamander

It had a blackish brown body with reddish brown coloration and speckles. It's belly was black and whitish. This salamander was about 7 cm long.

The red-backed salamander exhibits color polymorphism with two common color variations - the 'red-backed' variety has a red dorsal stripe that tapers towards the tail and the 'lead-backed' variety lacks most or all of the red pigmentation. This spotting shows the lead-backed variety.

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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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Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Apr 6, 2018. Captured Apr 1, 2018 15:00 in 4 CT-39, Sherman, CT 06784, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm