Red-backed Salamander

Red-backed Salamander Live

Red-backed Salamander – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern They tend to prefer neutral soils and will avoid acidic soils This creature does not have lungs! Instead, it breathes through a process called cutaneous respiration. So long as its skin is moist, red-backed salamanders can exchange gas through their skin. These interesting amphibians are only two to four inches […]

Red Spotted Newt

Red Spotted Newt Live

Red Spotted Newts practice aposematism as juveniles This curious creature is a Red Spotted Newt (also called Eastern Newt).  As the name suggests, this species can be found in the eastern parts of the United States.  This three-inch-long newt was photographed at October Mountain State Forest in western Massachusetts.  October Mountain is the largest state […]