Longtail Salamander

Eurycea longicauda

Longtail Salamander

Long-tailed Salamander © Solon Morse

Order Caudata: Salamanders

Family Plethodontidae: Lungless Salamanders

Key Characteristics: Yellowish or orangish background; black vermiculations on back and sides become vertical bars on sides of tail; tail long.

Habitat: Around rock outcrops or caves (usually in the vicinity of creeks and springs) in deeply dissected, forested landscapes. Often found under rocks and logs.