Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838)

Four-toed Salamander

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Amphibian

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Caudata

Family: Plethodontidae

Genus: Hemidactylium

Species: Hemidactylium scutatum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - State Special Concern
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Hemidactylium scutatum

Hemidactylium scutatum

Adult

Worcester County, MA

Date: 2003-05-13