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Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander [5] or longtail salamander, [6] is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region of the eastern United States. It is a " cave salamander " that frequents twilight zones of caves and also inhabits springs and surrounding forest.
Three-lined salamander (Eurycea guttolineata) - Widespread east of the Mississippi River, but not recorded west of it. [1] Long-tailed salamander (Eurycea longicauda) - Some gene flow with the dark-sided salamander (Eurycea melanopleura) around Randolph County is reportedly from this species, but this species has not been confirmed in Arkansas. [1]
The alpine salamander (Salamandra atra) is a black salamander that can be found in the French Alps, and through the mountainous range in Europe. [2] It is a member of the genus Salamandra . Their species name, atra , may be derived from the Latin ater , meaning dull black. [ 3 ]
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The southeastern dwarf salamander grows from 2.0 to 3.5 inches in length. It has a slender body and a long tail. It is typically yellow-brown in color with darker brown blotching and dark stripes down each side, but the pattern and coloration can vary widely. The epithet quadridigitata is to denote that each of its feet has four toes.
The spotted salamander is about 15–25 cm (5.9–9.8 in) long (tail included), [7]: 76 with females generally being larger than males. [8] It is stout, like most mole salamanders, and has a wide snout. [3] The spotted salamander's main color is black, but can sometimes be a bluish-black, dark gray, dark green, or even dark brown.
The southern torrent salamanders are small salamanders; mature adults measure 1.5–2.4 inches from snout to vent. On their dorsal sides, they are brown with darker spots. Their ventral sides are more yellow, with the same spots as the dorsal sides. The colors vary by shade; the dorsal sides range from dark olive to dark brown.
The northern two-lined salamander is a small salamander, with adults ranging from 65–120 mm in total length. [4] This salamander is yellow or yellowish-brown, with two black stripes running down the back which tends to break up after the base of the tail. The flanks are mottled grayish or brown. [5] The belly is pale yellowish, nearly ...