Northern Two-lined Salamander

Adults: 6.4-9.5 cm. Small and slender with a vertically compressed tail Northern two-lined salamanders have a broad yellow, tan, or olive-yellow dorsal stripe bordered on both sides by a narrow black stripe that may break up into dashes near the end of the tail. The light dorsal stripe often has a medial row of dark spots or flecks that sometimes coalesce to form a narrow medial dark line. Yellow underneath.

Habitat: Under rocks, logs, and leaf litter adjacent to or in small rocky streams and seeps in mesic forest.

Reproduction: Egg-laying takes place in April and May; eggs are attached in small clusters to the underside of rocks, leaves, or other cover beneath flowing water in small streams and springs. Females attend the eggs for at least a potion of their incubation period. Hatching occurs after about a month, and the gilled larvae remain aquatic for two years or more.