Long-Tailed Salamander
(Eurycea longicauda ) |
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DESCRIPTION: 3 7/8-7 3/4" (9.8-19.7
cm). Slender tail much longer than body. Eastern form
(Long-tailed): yellow to bright red-orange; scattered black
spots, heaviest on sides, vertical black bars on tail, belly
yellow.
STATUS:
RANGE: South New York to West Virginia and
extreme North Alabama, West to South. Missouri, North Arkansas,
and adjacent Kansas and Oklahoma.
HABITAT: Streamsides, spring runs,
seepages, cave mouths. |
