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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

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2 Comments

FianaShapiro
FianaShapiro 12 years ago

I love salamanders! I don't think I'd ever seen any in the wild until I started trapping them for field jobs.

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

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!

FianaShapiro
Spotted by
FianaShapiro

Missouri, USA

Spotted on Oct 12, 2009
Submitted on Nov 12, 2011

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