Ground Skink

I've moved this to reptiles for you.

Thank you. I think you guys are right. Also, don't the two-lined
salamanders live most of their lives in the water?

This is definitely not a salamander. The eyes are set wrong. If you look at the photo of the suggested salamander, the eyes bulge out. With the specimen above, the eyes are set under a protective brow. This has all the hallmarks of a skink. I believe this is a ground skink (Scincella lateralis).

Thank you, I think that's my favorite photo of the day. Those are my girlfriends sunglasses.

What a fascinating picture reflecting the World above with the Salamander on the side of the bucket looking like a handle! Or is he on a pair of glasses?

They are. Thanks for the ID help!

So cute! I found one of those yesterday and was super excited about it. They're pretty little things.

Genial