It's arround 2:00 on Thursday April 2nd. The temp is about 70 degrees, sunny, few clouds, a little wind and our class had made their way down the creek in Reily, Ohio to a small flood area just off to the side of the main water way. The area is forrested, with lots of tree cover and leaf litter on the ground. The tiny run off is stagnant, obviously ephemeral and contains only about 3-6 or so inches of water. It contains mainly rocks covered by mud and leaves. Our T.A found this Longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda) under one of the rocks.
Lontail salamanders are usually 4-6 inches (so this guy was faily small) and distinguished by dark orange to brown ground color with black markings, but these can also vary depending. They have 13-14 costal grooves and range from PA through the midwest and as far south as GA.
-Victoria Ferraro
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