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Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus
Description
A flat-bodied salamander with green, lichen-like blotches that vanish against damp sandstone. In Indiana it clings to a few shaded cliff-face crevices.
Stats
Size
3¼ – 5 inches
Status
Endangered
Similar Species
None
Diet
Invertebrates.
Habitat
Inhabits wooded rock outcrops with deep crevices.
Reproduction
Breeding takes place May through June. Female deposits 10-25 eggs to the roof or sides of rock crevices. Female guards eggs until they hatch. Young will emerge as tiny adults (there is no larval stage).
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