Jordan's Salamander, Plethodon jordani, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Jordan's Salamander is highly variable in coloration. This is the redcheek type. Their habitat is high elevation humid forests of the southern Appalachians. They are predators that feed on a variety of invertebrates. They are lungless salamanders - they obtain O2 across their skin (cutaneous respiration) and the lining of the mouth.
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