Lab #5

Date: 2/17/16

Location: Lumber River Conservancy

Lab Activity: Searching for winter breeding salamanders at Hamby's Bay

Habitat: Vernal Pool

Temperature: 61 F

Wind: 3 mph

Humidity: 39%

Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadradigitata

    When we first caught one these guys, we misidentified it as a four toed salamander. As the name implies the Dwarf Salamander is very small in size and don't usually get any bigger than 3.5 inches. Apart from the small size you can identify them by their long slender bodies and tail. 

    The Dwarf Salamander is a rare species in North Carolina, which is why it is classified as species of concern. Their habitat in North Carolina spreads across most of the Coastal Plain, minus the northeastern corner.