Spotted-tail Salamander

Taxobox
name = Spotted-tail Salamander
status = EN
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Eurycea"
species = "E. lucifuga"
binomial = "Eurycea lucifuga"
binomial_authority =
synonyms =The Spotted-tail Salamander ("Eurycea lucifuga") is a thin, enadangered species of cave salamander [Conant, R., J. Collins. 1998. Peterson Field Guides: Reptiles and Amphibians (Eastern/Central North America). New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.] .

Found In

This specis is found in Illinois, [Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York.] Missouri, [Johnson, T. and K. Love. 1987. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation. Jefferson City, Missouri] Kentucky, Virginia, [Smith, Hobart M. 1978. Amphibians of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press, New York. p. 160] Oklahoma and Kansas.

Breeding

Breeding occurs from September to February Females give 5-120 eggs. [Bishop, S. 1994. Handbook of Salamanders: The Salamanders of the United States, of Canada, and of Lower California. London: Comstock Publishing Associates.]

Identification

Dark spots cover the body an tail. Adults reach lengths of convert|15|cm|abbr=on. [Lannoo, M. J. 1998. Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.]

Habitat

Found close to caves also under moist rocks and logs. [Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, USA]

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