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Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Photo by Fyn Kynd
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Description:

The Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is a small, hardy woodland salamander. It 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.

Habitat:

Under log in mixed woodland.

Notes:

Location is approx.

Reference Links:

Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus - Overview, Red back salamander

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