Northern Red-backed Salamander
Description: The Northern Red – backed Salamander has a rusty red to light orange back and a gray underbelly; sometimes it is all gray or red. The stripe is highly variable and may be red, orange, yellow, pinkish or completely absent.
Eggs: 6 – 12 eggs, under a rock or rotting log; the female guards the eggs. Slug eggs can look similar but are more white overall.
Habitat: Under rocks, logs, bark, and sometimes man made objects such as boards, cinder blocks and metal mainly in either coniferous or deciduous forests. Active especially after spring or summer rain.
Diet: Worms, small insects and other small arthropods.
Eggs: 6 – 12 eggs, under a rock or rotting log; the female guards the eggs. Slug eggs can look similar but are more white overall.
Habitat: Under rocks, logs, bark, and sometimes man made objects such as boards, cinder blocks and metal mainly in either coniferous or deciduous forests. Active especially after spring or summer rain.
Diet: Worms, small insects and other small arthropods.