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Cave Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga
Description
A slender orange salamander dotted with black, at home on the damp walls and twilight zones of southern Indiana's caves and springs. A skilled climber with a long, prehensile tail.
Stats
Size
4 – 6 inches
Status
Somewhat common
Similar Species
Longtail salamander (has vertical bars on tail)
Diet
Arthropods and invertebrates.
Habitat
In and around cave entrances. Near seepages or spring fed sources. Others have been reported in crevices of large rock bluffs.
Reproduction
Mating occurs in summer to autumn. Females lay 60-100 round, white eggs (not in a jelly like mass) singly on the underside of logs and rocks in underground springs or caves. Eggs may hatch in late autumn or winter. Larval stage lasts 6-18 months.
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