Western Slimy Salamander
Plethodon albagula
Description:
Found during herp trapping surveys in the Ozarks during a rainy October, posed on this leaf.
Habitat:
deciduous forest, southern Missouri Ozarks
Spotted on Oct 12, 2009
Submitted on Nov 12, 2011
2 Comments
I love salamanders! I don't think I'd ever seen any in the wild until I started trapping them for field jobs.
Beautiful! I am so excited too. I found my first amphibian today. (Almost forgot how to spell it. HA!) It is also a salamander. But yours is prettier. HA!