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Red-back at Glenmeal

Posted by Shania Muncil,
North Country explorer from Oswegatchie NY
April 22, 2019 —

During our Herpetology lab, I found this salamander under a log in the moist soil and litter. This individual was one of the larger red-backs I've found.

Red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus