Not all specimens upon which these maps are based have been verified. Jefferson salamander, silvery salamander, slimy salamander, smallmouth salamander. Spots and flecks fewer on back, more numerous on lower sides. Smaller, darker, and more spotted than Jefferson and silvery salamanders, with narrower snout and shorter legs. Adpressed limbs overlap 1-2 costal folds.
Larva is dark brown with yellowish back blotches and a yellow side stripe.
Also in floodplain forests, oak savannas, pine plantations, marshes, and miscellaneous second-growth forests. Diet includes beetles, centipedes, slugs, worms, and other invertebrates. Greatest threat is urban sprawl.