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Ravine Salamander
Plethodon richmondi
Description
A slim, short-legged woodland salamander, nearly worm-like, with a dark body finely speckled in white or bronze. Lives on wooded hillsides and ravines in southern Indiana.
Stats
Size
3 – 4 ½ inches
Status
Common
Similar Species
Redback and Zigzag salamanders.
Diet
Invertebrates.
Habitat
Inhabits moist rocky woodland slopes, valleys, and ravines.
Reproduction
Breeding takes place in late fall to early spring. Female lays 3-14 eggs in spring. Eggs are laid on land in a rotting log. Female guards eggs invertebrates and other salamanders. Young will emerge as tiny adults (there is no larval stage).
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