Wehrle's Salamander
Plethodon wehrlei
Wherle's salamander © Solon Morse
Order Caudata: Salamanders
Family Plethodontidae: Lungless Salamanders
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Adults: 10-13 cm. Dorsal coloration is dark gray or brown with irregular whitish or silvery lateral spots. The throat is white or blotched with white, while the belly is gray. Hind feet with webbing between the toes.
Habitat: Upland forests under rocks, rotting logs, and in rock crevices and caves.
Reproduction: Eggs are laid in the early summer and metamorphosis occurs at time of hatching. There is no aquatic larval stage.