Redback Salamanders are found in northeastern Minnesota with an old record as far south as Chisago County. There is an old, isolated record along the Minnesota River in Chippewa County.
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The redback salamander is widespread in the northeastern United States. Chicago region populations are near the western limit of the range.
Range and Habitat: Southern Redback Salamanders are found in disjunct populations found in the mountains of west-central Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma, central and southeastern Missouri, and the the northwestern third of Georgia.
Redback Salamander - Plethodon cinereus
Description: 2 3/8 - 4 ¾" (6 - 12 cm). "Red-backed" phase has red stripe extending down top of dorsum from base of head to tip of tail. Sides black to gray, belly black with white splotches.
The redback salamander is the most common amphibian in Rhode Island. They are a small, terrestrial species that occurs most often in coniferous and deciduous woodland habitats (Klemens 1993) but, can be found virtually anywhere throughout the state, ...
DESCRIPTION: Redback Salamanders have no lungs. The animals breathe through their skins, and the lining of the roof of the mouth. The "red-back" is gray-black with a red to orange stripe down the back and tail and is found in all damp forests.
This is also habitat for an important prey item, redback salamanders. Although salamanders make up the bulk of their diet, ringnecks will also feed on earthworms, insects and, on occasion, fish.
The effects of the Ice Age of the distribution of the redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) and the ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi) in West Virginia. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science 63(1):28.
 See also: Salamander, Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, Spotted Salamander, Marbled Salamander
  
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