Red back salamander

Moved to amphibians :-)

Yes...its Salamander... Agree to you both....Latimeria and Scott... Eyes are typically Salamander... This is interesting to see cut of its tail..!!

This little guy had his tail chewed on at some point.

Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Plethodon_cinereus.html

It looks much more like a salamander to me, especially the skin, which looks slimy like an amphibian. The head isn't as pointed as a skink's, and the eyes are different as well.

Yes it looks like a snake eye skink http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550324/snake-eyed-skink

I have a couple of photos of skinks here is one there are different types, like Ashish stated. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6895301

can be snake eye skink..

It's some species of salamander, an amphibian. It looks like it's lost a part of its tail.