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Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Description
A small, slender yellow-to-tan brook salamander with two dark lines running down the back onto the tail. Common along shaded southern-Indiana streams and seeps.
Stats
Size
2 ½ – 3 ¼ inches
Status
Common
Similar Species
Redback salamander (lacks dorsal lines)
Diet
Feed on a variety of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates.
Habitat
A brook side species lying under cover of flat rocks at the edge of water. Small, clean flowing stream is preferred habitat.
Reproduction
Breeding takes place on land in spring. Female will deposit 20-200 eggs on the underside of large flat stones at the edge of a stream. Young are tiny, aquatic, and have feathery gills.
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