#redback salamander

[platycryptus]

Name something better than flipping over logs and trash on a brisk autumn day and finding salamanders

(Massachusetts, 10/22/25)

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Red-backed salamander

Have you seen red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onFeb 3, 2025

[zoology-time]

Eastern Redback Salamander (dark morph), Plethodon cinereus

[27snakesinatrenchcoat]

[reptilia-and-amphibia]

Highlights of some of The Good Boys™ I found during my herpetology course.

[just-a-beagler]

Eastern Red-backed Salamander  Plethodon cinereus

Small and cooperative

[zoology-time]

Eastern Redback Salamander (juvenile), Plethodon cinereus

[zoology-time]

Eastern Redback Salamander, Plethodon cinereus

This one was huge, almost the length of my hand! Never seen one so big.