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Eastern Red backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Description:

I thought it was a worm at first but it had a head. It surprised me because when I picked it up, it had four legs like a lizard. It was under some cinder blocks and leaf debris in the backyard.

Habitat:

Woodlands and bogs.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus Red Back Salamander


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4 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hello Paula! I have provided a suggestion with the scientific name, and once you put the scientific name in, your spotting will no longer appear unknown in the Project Noah database. Thanks!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Hello. I moved this spotting into the Amphibians group. Although resembling lizards, salamanders are in fact amphibians :-)

PaulaHill
PaulaHill 12 years ago

Thanks! I thought it was the four toed salamander but it didn't have a white bottom.

Charlie Davis
Charlie Davis 12 years ago

Red-backed Salamander. See more here: http://www.massherpatlas.org/

PaulaHill
Spotted by
PaulaHill

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 15, 2012

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