Black Salamander
Subspecies I've seen:
Speckled Black Salamander
A. f. flavipunctatus ...
Black Salamander - Aneides flavipunctatus. This species was observed only during the spring visit. Specimens were noted near forested stream margins, and under a log on the partially open edge of Wilderness Road.
Speckled Black Salamander - Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus
Santa Cruz Black Salamander - Aneides flavipunctatus niger ...
Description: The Mabee’s salamander is a slender brown or black salamander with a brown or grey belly. Its sides are heavily speckled with flecks of white.
Many cases are known in which the young batrachian enters the world in the perfect condition, as in the black salamander of the Alps (Salamandra atra), the cave salamander (Spelerpes fuscus), the caecilian Typhlonectes, and a number of frogs, ...
Description: A fairly large: 7 - 17 cm (4.75-6.75 in), black salamander with numerous white/silver flecks and a slightly lighter venter and 16 costal grooves.
 See also: Salamander, Giant Salamander, Siren, Newt, Slender Salamander
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