Salamander, Desmognathus sp., well camouflaged to blend with stream bottom, but with tail tip missing from predator bite?

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This is a member of the dusky salamander group of the family Plethodontidae, the lungless salamanders. These vertebrates achieve respiration through the skin (cutaneous respiration) and the lining of the mouth.

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