Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
Summary: Usually associated with forested fens or other seepage-fed wooded wetlands, this species is known from a handful of localities in Will, Porter, and LaPorte Counties.
Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Four-toed salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum) were documented for the first time in Minnesota in 1994 by the Minnesota County Biological Survey and Chippewa National Forest biologists, ...
Four-Toed Salamander
(Hemidactylium scutatum)
DESCRIPTION: 2-4" (5.1-10.2 cm). A small species distinguished by hind feet with 4 toes and marked constriction at base of tail. Reddish-brown above, grayish sides; white belly, with black spots.
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Their rusty brown back, white belly with black spots, constriction at the base of the tail, and 4 toes on the hind feet easily identify Four-toed Salamanders.
Four-Toed Salamander
The Four-Toed Salamander (classified by scientists as Hemidactylium scutatum) is a small salamander, usually between 2 and 4 inches in length.
Four-toed Salamanders are secretive hiding in moss, under logs, rocks, and in leaf litter. Their small size and brown dorsal coloration make them difficult to see.
Diet: Adult four-toed salamanders consume primarily small invertebrates. The larvae eat small, plankton-sized organisms as well as insects and other small invertebrates.
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Description: This small, slender salamander is orange to grayish brown above, sometimes with small black and bluish speckles on the sides.
Four-toed salamanders are found in southern Ontario, southwestern Quebec, Nova Scotia and Fundy National Park in New Brunswick. They are also many of them east of the Mississippi River in the United States.
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FOUR-TOED SALAMANDER
Hemidactylium scutatum
Four-toed salamanders range throughout eastern North America, but populations are patchy throughout southern New England (Klemens 1993).
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)
Valley & Ridge Salamander (Plethodon hoffmani) ...
Four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum
This small salamander measures only 2 3/8 to 2 7/8 inches in total length.Males have a shorter body than females (Hulse, 2001).
Four-toed salamanders migrate to nesting areas and lay eggs in spring; individuals in northern populations tend to start these behaviors later than individuals in southern populations [36,95].
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Many-lined Salamander (Stereochilus marginatus)
Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) ...
The Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, has been found under logs and rocks in damp areas in Leon, Jefferson, and Walton Counties. Its back is coppery red or brown, sides are gray, and the belly is white with black spots.
Common Name: Four-toed Salamander
Scientific Name: Hemidactylium scutatum
Wisconsin Status: Special Concern ...
four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Fowler's toad (Bufo fowleri)
gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
greater siren (Siren lacertina)
green salamander (Aneides aeneus)
green treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) ...
Hemidactylium scutatum - Four-toed Salamander
Genus Hydromantes - Web-toed Salamanders
Limestone Salamander - Hydromantes brunus
Mount Lyell Salamander - Hydromantes platycephalus
Shasta Salamander - Hydromantes shastae ...
Similar species in our area: May resemble Four-Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum), but has five toes on hind legs and gray belly.
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus complex)
Pigeon Mountain Salamander (Plethodon petraeus)
Southern Redback Salamander (Plethodon serratus)
Jordan's Salamander (Plethodon jordani) ...
 See also: Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, Newt, Spotted Salamander, Tiger Salamander
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