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Lead phase Zigzag salamander

Plethodon dorsalis

Description:

3" long blue/gray salamander found under a rock close to Williamsport lakes. Northern zigzag salamanders are distributed from southern Indiana southward through western and central Kentucky and central Tennessee. They are seasonally abundant under moist leaf litter and flat rocks, often on wooded hillsides and ravines, along shale banks, and associated with sinkholes. They have also been found in caves.

Habitat:

Damp rocky area close to Willamsport lake.

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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Updated with ID & info.

KarenL
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KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Feb 10, 2012
Submitted on Feb 10, 2012

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