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Pseudotriton r. ruber
red/orange body with black spots, yellow eyes about 6 inches in length, texture is rubbery
Fairly common in the piedmont and mountains of NC, this species can be distinguished by a combination of yellow eyes, bold black spots, and red-orange body
He was hanging out in a bed of leaves that had been in my yard for a while.
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Beautiful creature! too bad we don't have them in Malaysia, the most are skinks... :)
Thanks for all the favs
thank you neil
Great series of photographs!
yeah I was cleaning the yard, I almost picked him up and tossed him to the kids because they have toys like that. Lol then I realized he was real and snagged photos instead
This species always reminds me of a rubber toy. They don't even look real! :-)
Thank you williefromwi
From reading your notes as to where you found him, I suspect he was hanging out in his favorite diner. A nice decaying leaf pile is perfect habitat both for him, and many of the things he loves to feast upon. Thanks for sharing your spotting with us.
Beautiful creature, nice spotting!