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The Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) is a medium sized salamander that is located primarily in the United Sates.

Cave Salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: E. lucifuga
Binomial name
Eurycea lucifuga


[edit] Description

The adult Cave Salamander has a reddish orange body with black spots that appear to have no pattern.

[edit] References

Caudata Eurycea lucifuga -- Cave Salamander. 17 Mar. 2004. Illinois Natural History Survey. 11 Mar. 2008 <http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/herpdist/species/eu_lucifug.html>.

Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide. 3 Aug. 2006. U.S. Geological Survey. 11 Mar. 2008 <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/herps/amphibid/species/elucifug.htm>.

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