Wednesday, April 16th
April's meeting will focus on how to safely handle and present your reptile to the public. Please feel free to bring your own animal to show off.
Meetings start promptly at 8pm in the Alumni Room of Medaille College.
Annual Banquet
PLEASE NOTE: The annual banquet and recognition dinner will be rescheduled due to conflicts. The new date will likely be a Saturday in May, please contact a board member for more information.
Northern Red Salamander
(Pseudotriton r. ruber)
The Northern Red Salamander is usually 4 - 7 inches in length with a short tail and legs and yellow eyes. They range in color from an orange-brown to a purple-brown on the body with many black spots on the back and belly. The spots on the back tend to fuse together.
In early fall females will lay 50 - 100 eggs which hatch in late fall or early winter and will usually transform within 2.5 years.
The Northern Red Salamander can often be found around brooks or streams and under rocks or logs in the forest eating items such as earth worms and small insects.
Remember that in many places it is illegal to take wildlife out of the wild without the proper permits from local, state, or federal authorities. Please do not release any captive reptiles or amphibians into the wild as this will disrupt the natural order of our environment. See our amphibian and reptile adoptions page for more information on what to do with unwanted herps.
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Help reptiles in need by donating to our Adoption Fund! Your donations will help feed and house reptiles waiting for adoption.