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.