Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Four-toed salamanders (top) can be easily distinguished from the similar appearing Eastern Red-backed Salamander (bottom) by looking at their bellies.

Common Name: Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Scientific Name: Plethodon cinereus
Wisconsin Status: not protected ...

Eastern Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus
White-spotted Slimy Salamander - Plethodon cylindraceus
Northern Zigzag Salamander - Plethodon dorsalis
Dunn's Salamander - Plethodon dunni
Northern Ravine Salamander - Plethodon electromorphus ...

However, fewer captures of salamanders on burned sites compared to unburned sites [38,44,69,70] and mortalities of eastern red-backed salamanders sheltering under dead logs [70] indicate the potential for negative effects of fire on adult four-toed ...

Like their eastern Red-backed Salamander cousins, the Western Red-backed Salamanders pay no attention to their standard English name and come festooned in shades from yellow to red to brown to black.

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) ...

See also: Red-backed Salamander, Salamander, Four-toed Salamander, Reptile, Tiger Salamander