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Cave Salamanders

Eurycea lucifuga

Photo by Jack Settle
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A beautiful red-orange salamander covered by black spots and blotches. Pictured are two different individuals.

Habitat:

Found at Snake Road in southern Illinois.

The salamander in the first photo was found near the bluffs.

The second was found in a cave-like crevice farther down the road in the bluffs. In the "cave" were many cave salamanders and long-tailed salamanders.

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