Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)
The dorsal pattern of spring salamanders consists of salmon to pinkish orange color with dark reticulations. They have light lines that extend from the eyes to the nostril.
A spring salamander larvae with external gills visible just before front limbs.
Photo by Pierson Hill
A spring salamander consuming a northern dusky salamander.
Photo by SJ Price ...
Northern Spring Salamander
Scientific Name: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus
Size: 4.5-7.5 inches (12-21 cm) in length
Habitat Type:
Cool springs, spring seeps, and fast-flowing mountain streams with rocky substrate.
Blue Ridge Spring Salamander
(Gryinophilus porphyriticus danielsi) ...
Spring Salamander
Blue-spotted Salamander
FOWLER'S TOAD
Bufo woodhousii fowleri ...
Spring Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties.
Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
The Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus, is divided into four subspecies. The two upper-most photos above are of the Blue Ridge Spring Salamander, G. p. danielsi.
Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyritcus)
Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus)
Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) ...
West Virginia spring salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus)
Inyo mountains salamander (Batrachoseps campi)
Black-spotted newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis)
Waccamaw killifish (Fundulus waccamensis)
Arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) ...
Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)
Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei)
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus complex)
Pigeon Mountain Salamander (Plethodon petraeus) ...
 See also: Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, Four-toed Salamander, Two-lined Salamander, Hellbender
  
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