Green Salamander

Scientific Name: Aneides aeneus
Size: 3-5 inches (8-12.5 cm) in length
Status: Threatened Species
PAHERP Resource: Have You Seen Me? Green Salamander

Habitat:
Sandstone, limestone or granite outcrops, rocky outcrops, hemlock or mixed mesophytic hardwood forest.

Description:
Small to medium-sized species. The background is brownish black to black with a series of irregular yellowish green lichen like blotches that extend on the the appendages and sides of the body. The underside is light yellow to grey. The chin is yellow to grey with numerous small light dots. The base of the legs are faintly washed with yellow pigment.

Adult Coloration:
  • The dorsal background is brownish black to black with a series of irregular yellowish green lichenlike blotches that extend on the the appendages and sides of the body.
  • The ventral is light yellow to grey.
  • The chin is yellow to grey with numerous small light dots.
  • The base of the legs are faintly washed with yellow pigment.
Adult Characteristics:
  • Small to medium-sized species.
  • The body is strongly compressed dorsoventrally.
  • The limbs and toes are long and the tips of the toes are square in shape.
  • The tail is long and rounded in the cross-section and tapered towards the tip.
  • 14 or 15 costal grooves.
Juvenile Characteristics:
  • Similar to adults, but have a duller more yellow pattern.
Range:

Adult Gallery:

May be Confused With:
    None
References:
  • Hulse, C. and McCoy C. J. and Ellen Censky ,1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. 71-75pp.
  • Petranka, James W. ,1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. 310-314pp.
Credits:
  • Andrew Hoffman

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