Thursday, 30 September 2010

red backed salamander


order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species: P. cinereus

characteristics:
-black bodies, bright red stripe down the middle
bellies are black and white
-grow about 5 inches long.

Adaptations:
-found under rocks, logs, moss, dead leaves or inside rotting logs
-spend no part of their life in water.

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