Eastern Red-Backed Salamander (Lead Morph) - Herp Quest #3 (Herpetology Education)

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Channel: MrLundScience · 2018 · Education

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Finally!  I was able to locate an Eastern Red-Backed Salamander!  For much of the spring, I was hot on their trail, but they eluded me for quite some time.  In this episode, I finally found one, and this happens to be the "lead phase" variety of the Red-Backed Salamander.  Thus, I found a Red-Backed Salamander...without a red back!  Still very much a success, and man, these guys are adorable!

Herp Quest is a series dedicated to celebrating and learning all about herpetology (reptiles and amphibians).  Whether they be our cold-blooded friends in our back yards, out in the field, or even some of the ones we cherish as pets, if it's a reptile or amphibian, it's definitely something I want to learn more about.  Let's learn some herpetology together!

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