Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,830
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander, is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region and Ohio River valley of the eastern United States. It is a "cave salamander" that frequents twilight zones of caves and also inhabits springs and surrounding forest.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eurycea longicauda”.