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Red-Backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
Flip over a log in any deciduous forest in New
York, and you are likely to encounter a Red-backed salamander. These slender salamanders typically have a salt and pepper
belly with a red stripe going down their backs. Some individuals/populations have dark backs, and are commonly referred
to as "lead-backs".
These salamanders are found on forest
floors across the state, living under, rocks, logs, and leaf litter. They feed on small invertebrates, and spend their
entire lives on land. A female salamander will lay and guard a small clutch of eggs under a rock or log in the summer.
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Preview (Click to enlarge)
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Specimen # 88
Date: July 27, 2009
Location: Pawling, NY
Notes: Under rock. Pawling
Nature Reserve.
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Specimen # 201
Date: July 30, 2011
Location: Manlius, NY
Notes: Under log.
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Specimen #164
Date: April 18, 2011
Location: Putnam Valley, NY
Notes: Under a large flat
rock.
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Specimen # 135
Date: September 11, 2010
Location: Wurtsboro, NY
Notes: Under log in mixed
pine forest with an eft and #136.
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Specimen # 136
Date: September 11, 2010
Location: Wurtsboro, NY
Notes: Under log in mixed
pine forest with an eft and #135.
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Specimen # 41
Date: April 10, 2009
Location: Yorktown, NY
Notes: Big dude. Leadback
variation.
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