Lead phase Zigzag salamander
Plethodon dorsalis
35.6867, -87.2195
Field Notes
Description:
3" long blue/gray salamander found under a rock close to Williamsport lakes.
Northern zigzag salamanders are distributed from southern Indiana southward through western and central Kentucky and central Tennessee. They are seasonally abundant under moist leaf litter and flat rocks, often on wooded hillsides and ravines, along shale banks, and associated with sinkholes. They have also been found in caves.
Habitat:
Damp rocky area close to Willamsport lake.
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