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Western Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon vehiculum

The Western Red-backed Salamander is a small, colorful creature that loves to hide under rocks and logs. They are great at blending in with their surroundings and are often found in moist forests.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Western Red-backed Salamander is a slender amphibian with a prominent red, orange, or yellow stripe running down its back from head to tail. Its sides are typically dark brown or black, sharply contrasting with the dorsal stripe. The belly is usually mottled light and dark, giving it a camouflaged appearance.

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Western Red-backed Salamander
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Western Red-backed Salamander

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Female Western Red-backed Salamanders often guard their eggs until they hatch into tiny salamanderlets!

These salamanders lay their eggs on land, not in water, unlike most amphibians!

They are excellent pest controllers for tiny forest bugs, keeping insect populations balanced!

They can live for over 10 years in the wild, which is a very long time for a small salamander!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Drop Escape

Western Red-backed Salamander has a special tail that it can drop off if a predator grabs it, helping them escape to safety.

Fähigkeit

Forest Floor Camo

Western Red-backed Salamander can hide from hungry predators by blending perfectly with leaves and soil, because its colors match the forest floor.

Fähigkeit

Scenty Messages

Western Red-backed Salamander can leave special scent messages for other salamanders, helping them claim territory.

Maße und Details

Länge
4-12 cm
Gewicht
0.001-0.005 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
0.2 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-17

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on tiny insects and other small invertebrates they find on the forest floor.

Hauptnahrung

  • springtails
  • mites
  • small slugs
  • worms
  • insect larvae
  • isopods

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

A common predator in its forest habitat.

eaten by

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Birds may prey on salamanders found on the forest floor.

eaten by

Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus

Small mammals are known predators of salamanders.

hunts

Black Slug

Arion ater

Salamanders feed on small invertebrates like slugs.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look, but don't touch! Some salamanders can be sensitive to our skin oils.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Western Red-backed Salamander?

4-12 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Western Red-backed Salamander?

0.001-0.005 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Western Red-backed Salamander?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Western Red-backed Salamander?

0.2 km/h

Was frisst Western Red-backed Salamander?

They munch on tiny insects and other small invertebrates they find on the forest floor.

Wo findet man Western Red-backed Salamander normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Western Red-backed Salamander?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Western Red-backed Salamander?

3-17

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