Red Salamander

Red salamanders are one of the largest stream salamanders in our region (4 - 6 in; 10 -15 cm). They are stout-bodied and short-tailed (tail length about 80% of snout-vent length). Coloration is bright red to reddish orange with many irregularly rounded, black spots with a somewhat lighter belly. Older adults and those from the Coastal Plain are darker in coloration. This species can be distinguished from the similar mud salamander (P. montanus) by its longer and less blunt snout and yellow iris