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Cave Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful, slender, long, bright red salamander with black spots

Habitat:

These salamanders are tied to karst habitats.

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Comments (20)
PhotoginTN
I have created a new mission called "Cave Life of TN & Nearby States" for any life found in a cave of Tennessee or surrounding areas. If any of your spottings qualify, consider adding them to this mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1168206004 Thanks.
LisaPowers
Thanks Ashley, Karen, Tom, long-island15 and cranbrook-sda-youth! They are so beautiful and curious!
AshleyT
Gah so pretty!! Beautiful pictures as well :)
Tom15
Great find and pictures!
LisaPowers
Thanks all! These lovely little creatures live in karst/ limestone areas and can often be found in caves. I spent much of my youth exploring caves and this is the first salamander that I learned to identify. It is a species that is very close to my heart!

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Salamanders of Tennessee
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Salamanders of the Southeastern United States
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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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