Eurycea longicauda
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E. longicauda
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| Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818)
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Salamandra longicauda Green, 1818 |
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The long-tailed salamander,[1] or longtail salamander[2] (Eurycea longicauda) is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region of the eastern United States. This 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.[2]
Subspecies
The E. longicauda group is divided into two subspecies:[3]
- E. l. longicauda (long-tailed salamander)
- E. l. melanopleura (dark-sided salamander)
References
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- Ireland, P.H. 1974. Reproduction and larval development of the dark-sided salamander Eurycea longicauda melanopleura (Green). Herpetologica 30:338-343.
External links
Data related to Eurycea longicauda at Wikispecies 
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.dlia.org/atbi/species/Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Urodela/Plethodontidae/Eurycea_longicauda.shtml
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/59268/0
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