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A shiny orange salamander with burgundy sides and spine speckles sits curled into an s-shape on top of a brown bigleaf maple leaf. Western Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon vehiculum) are super fast, they seem to be living life in fast-forward whenever I see them, so it is pleasing to get a sharp photo for once.

Western Red-backed Salamander pausing momentarily in its speed-scurry through the fallen bigleaf maple leaves.
#plethodon #herps #amphibians #salishsea

It's Amphibian season...
#plethodon eeerywhere

#hikingadventures #plethodoncinereus #redbacksalamander
#pennsylvania

A close-up of an ensatina's face.

A picture of a western red-backed salamander facing the camera.

A photo of a western red-backed salamander, from above.

Some manders I saw this weekend

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