Jordan's Salamander, Plethodon jordani, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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5266 x 3525 px | 44.6 x 29.8 cm | 17.6 x 11.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 August 2017More information:
The Jordan's Salamander is highly variable in coloration. This is the redcheek type. Their habitat is high elevation humid forests of the southern Appalachians. They are predators that feed on a variety of invertebrates. They are lungless salamanders - they obtain O2 across their skin (cutaneous respiration) and the lining of the mouth.