Search the Type Specimen Data for this species by clicking on the button below. Yellow shade indicates verified sighting. Slanted hatch indicates pre-1980 records only. Not all specimens upon which these maps are based have been verified. Juvenile eastern newt, juvenile dusky salamander, redback salamander, zigzag salamander.
Costal grooves extend to midline of back.
Snout distinctly pale brown. Some individuals have a broad pale brown stripe down midback. Tail breaks off easily. Boggy pools or spring-fed ravines in undisturbed or mature deciduous forests. Mating occurs in autumn, before hibernation.