Seepage Salamander
(Desmognathus
aeneus) |
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DESCRIPTION: 1 1/2-2 1/4" (3.8-5.7
cm). Very small. Pale line runs from eye to angle of jaw. Wide
tan, yellow, or reddish-brown stripe above has dark center line
continuous with Y-shaped mark or series of dark smudges on back.
Belly plain to mottled brown and white. Tail rounded, half of
total length.
STATUS:
RANGE: North Carolina to
central Alabama
HABITAT: Moist hardwood or mixed
forests near small creeks, springs, and seepage areas; damp,
shaded ravines.
SPECIAL HABITAT:
FOOD: Springtails, beetle larvae,
mites. |
