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Northern Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis

Description:

Red backed sally?

Habitat:

Cypress Swamp

Notes:

Found in Shawnee Natl Forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago
Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis Plethodon dorsalis | Illinois Natural History Survey | U of I


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2 Comments

Entropy freak
Entropy freak 10 years ago

Thanks it is a beautiful Sally!

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

Redbacked salamanders have never been recorded in that area. Zigzags in your area don't have a prominent "zigzag" down the back, it's more straight like a redbacks pattern, but you can see the faint zigzag in the last photo.

Entropy freak
Spotted by
Entropy freak

Illinois, USA

Spotted on Mar 29, 2014
Submitted on Mar 31, 2014

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