Eastern red-backed salamanders are native to the eastern United States and Canada. Smithsonian/Brian Gratwicke. Prosperous and hardy, the Eastern red-backed salamander is an unassuming creature ...

The red-backed salamander's larvae pass through most of their gill-breathing stage while in the egg, and when they hatch in late summer, the gills have significantly reduced.

“The red-backed salamander’s red stripes emulate the D.C. flag,” said Milo Evans Snyder. The students also told the council there are far more red-backed salamanders in D.C. than there are ...

Fourth graders from Powell Elementary School testified in support of a bill they wrote to recognize the red-backed salamander. The Washington Post. D.C. doesn’t have an official amphibian.

But if all goes according to their plan, the red-backed salamander will join D.C.’s other symbolic animals: the wood thrush (official bird), American shad (official fish) and big brown bat ...

Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities and biomass across the region were much higher than expected.

The other salamander under the log was a red-backed salamander. Once again, they are fairly common in the Northland. Also, 4-5 inches long, they have a reddish marking down the whole back, ...

Title is bestowed on the ecologically important Eastern red-backed salamander. January 29, 2025. 3 min. A Red-backed salamander named Washington's official amphibian. (Usgs) ...

For instance, “red-backed salamanders in Appalachian forests occur in such large numbers that their biomass may exceed that of all the birds and mammals that also occupy the habitat,” say the ...

There were red-backed [salamanders] and some other ones that we were able to find," he says. "Based on what we saw [Saturday], everything is doing really well." ...

A group of fourth grade students from Powell Bilingual Elementary School put on a reenactment of D.C. Law 25-251, the bill that would designate the red-backed salamander as D.C.’s official ...