Cave Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga

Description:

Beautiful, slender, long, bright red salamander with black spots

Habitat:

These salamanders are tied to karst habitats.

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20 Comments

PhotoginTN 9 years ago

I have created a new mission called "Cave Life of TN & Nearby States" for any life found in a cave of Tennessee or surrounding areas. If any of your spottings qualify, consider adding them to this mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1168...
Thanks.

zankzy14 11 years ago

It is very funny lisa.

MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic capture!!!

LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great series Lisa!

LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks Ashley, Karen, Tom, long-island15 and cranbrook-sda-youth! They are so beautiful and curious!

AshleyT 11 years ago

Gah so pretty!! Beautiful pictures as well :)

KarenL 11 years ago

Awesome series Lisa!

Tom15 11 years ago

Great find and pictures!

KarenL 11 years ago

Wow!

long-island15 11 years ago

Its as red as fire

cranbrook-sda-youth1 11 years ago

Amazing!

LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks Joshua and Leana :-)

Josh Asel 11 years ago

really cool.

Leana Lahom-Cristobal 11 years ago

Beautiful capture Lisa!

LisaPowers 11 years ago

Thanks all! These lovely little creatures live in karst/ limestone areas and can often be found in caves. I spent much of my youth exploring caves and this is the first salamander that I learned to identify. It is a species that is very close to my heart!