eastern red-backed salamander – Save The Salamanders

Great Weekend with the elusive Four-Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)

Salamander Collage (Eastern Red-back Salamander, Spotted Salamander, Eastern Newt, Four-toed Salamander)

Over the weekend I collected observational records of four different salamander species. I had the pleasure of finding several Eastern Red-back Salamander (Plethoron cinereus), four Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), two Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) and last but not least, two

Aberrant Redback Salamander

A very beautiful aberrant Plethodon cinereus I saw today. Amazing!!!

December Salamander Encounters

December in Ontario means colder temperatures, shorter days, and the prospect of snow at anytime. Therefore, it is not a time that most people would think is good to head out to observe salamanders. However, this past weekend’s relatively mild