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Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 1,301, February 1,335, March 2,112, April 4,134, May 7,942, June 3,722, July 2,802, August 2,534, September 2,665, October 2,182, November 1,364, December 1,217.
United States73,250
Canada24,975
Ontario16,157
Virginia11,489
New York10,709
Pennsylvania7,740
Ohio6,549
Massachusetts6,210
Michigan4,588
Maryland4,416

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyLungless Salamanders · Plethodontidae
GenusWoodland Salamanders · Plethodon

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