Below: A Red-backed Salamander in the Catoctin Mountains, Frederick Co., Maryland (9/14/2008).
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Above: A Red-backed Salamander in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/30/2005). Below: A Red-backed Salamander in the Catoctin Mountains, Frederick Co., Maryland (9/14/2008). |
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| Comments: The most common salamander of the northeastern U.S. is completely terrestrial. It can easily be found by checking under rocks and logs in damp woodlands. Did you know that this species and many other salamanders have no lungs? They breathe exclusively through their skin! |