Among common vertebrate species, chipmunk population densities can range from 10 to 18 per acre, garter snakes might reach 35 per acre, vole densities can reach 300 per acre. The vertebrate population champ, however, is the red-backed salamander. New article at: http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/red-backed-salamanders-rule-appalachian-forests/49290.html
Photo 1 of 5 of a Southern Appalachian Salamander (Plethodon teyahalee). Back to salamanders due to i'll be releasing my write up on my website (danmelepicture.com) in a week of the work I did this summer in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. P. Teyahalee was one of the species we were studying and are endemic to the Southeastern U.S. in the Appalachian Mountains. The white flecking on the ventral side of the body and head is an identifying characteristic of P. teyahalee. #salamander #sala...
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Ohio's State Amphibian, the spotted salamander. Salamanders have 550 species of amphibians and are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. Salamanders have never more than four toes on their front legs and five on their rear legs, but some species have fewer. Their moist skin usually makes them reliant on habitats in or near water, or under some protection (e.g., moist ground), often in a wetland.
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