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Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

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Description:

The Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is a small, hardy woodland salamander. It inhabits wooded slopes in eastern North America, west to Missouri, south to North Carolina, and north from southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada to Minnesota.

Habitat:

Under log in mixed woodland.

Notes:

Location is approx.

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Fyn Kynd
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Fyn Kynd

Maine, USA

Spotted on Apr 29, 2013
Submitted on May 7, 2013

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