The northern red salamander, P. r. ruber, is characterized as being red or reddish-orange with numerous black spots down its back. This subspecies is the most common and can be found from southern New York and Ohio to northeast Alabama, as well as the Upper Peninsula of …

Four subspecies are currently recognized: northern Red Salamanders (P. r. ruber), Blue Ridge Red Salamanders (P. r. nitidus), blackchin Red Salamanders (P. r. schencki), and southern Red Salamanders (P. r. vioscai).

2024年8月14日 · Two subspecies of Red Salamander occur in Virginia; the Northern Red Salamander (P. r. ruber) and the Blue Ridge Red Salamander (P. r. nitidus). The former occurs throughout much of the Commonwealth, except in extreme …

Moderately large and stout species. The color and pattern vary with age. The top and sides of the body vary from bright crimson or coral red to purplish brown with heavy marked with irregular rounded black spots.

Found throughout TN except in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and most of the Central Basin. Four subspecies are recognized: Blue Ridge Red Salamander (P. r. nitidus), Northern Red Salamander (P. r. ruber), Black-chinned Red Salamander (P. r. schencki), and Southern Red Salamander (P. r. …

Northern Red Salamanders (Pseudotriton r. ruber) exist from New York south to the fall line of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, and west to Ohio, Kentucky, and central and eastern Tennessee.

The northern red salamander is a small, reddish amphibian with black, irregularly shaped spots covering its back. It lives in cool freshwater streams and adjacent wooded areas throughout most of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

The Northern Red Salamander has 16 to 17 coastal grooves along each side. Its body is typically bright red or orange with black spots, though adults often darken as they age. Juvenile Northern Red Salamanders are generally brighter in color than the adults, and darken as they age.

The red salamander is accurately named with its body covered by smooth, bright red skin patterned with black spots. As they age this color darkens becoming almost purple. They are carnivores which feed primarily on invertebrates though they also consume smaller salamanders.

Northern red salamanders are mature at an average length of four to six inches. They have a robust body with a relatively short tail. Their coloration typically ranges from deep to vibrant red and oranges, complemented by small, round, irregular black spots covering their bodies.