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Red-backed Salamander

Posted by Emily Gerber,
North Country explorer from Odessa, FL
April 15, 2019 —

My herpetology class went out to the Kip Trail to look for herps. After flipping many logs, I finally found a red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus).

Red-backed Salamander