[tn-bird] On Second thought... (oops!)

I think I hit send too fast on that last one.  Slimy Salamanders
barely make it into Tennessee, mostly in the mountains.  Anna, are
you at some elevation?

If not, you probably found a cousin, the so-called "Lead-backed
Salamander", which is a form of the Red-backed Salamander of the same
genus, P. serratus.  One of the few salamanders that don't go to
standing water to breed.  They lay their eggs in moist areas, such as
inside or under rotting logs.  The whole genus is nick-named
"lungless salamanders" because they do, in fact, breathe entirely
thorugh their skin, whereas most salamanders breathe partly through
their skin as adults.  Outside the Smokies, Red-backed is probably
one of the most commonly encountered salamanders.  In much of the
eastern US, it is the one you generally find in disrupted areas, such
as yards and city parks.

But I could be wrong.... again!

charlie

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Townsend, TN  lat 35 deg, 38'23"  long 83 deg, 41'22"

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