Order Caudata Genus Eurycea Higher classification Brook salamander | Phylum Chordata Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Eurycea longicauda Rank Species | |
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Similar Brook salamander, Salamander, Amphibians, Spotted‑tail salamander, Northern two‑lined salamander | ||
Eurycea longicauda — known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander — 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. Body color varies from yellow to orange-red to red with random black spots.
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Longtail salamander eurycea longicauda
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
References
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