A large Dunn's salamander. Color is dark brown or black with an uneven-edged tan, yellow, or greenish yellow dorsal stripe which does not extend to the end of the tail. The stripe is flecked with dusky color which may conceal it. There are blotches of the dorsal stripe color on the sides. Dark unstriped melanistic individuals have been found with striped individuals. The belly is slatey with small yellowish orange spots. The tail is slightly flattened. Juveniles have a brighter and more even-edged dorsal stripe than adults.
Ten Facts about Dunn's Salamander
- Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, and rocky areas.
- They can grow up to 3 7/8-5 7/8" (9.8-15 cm) in length.
- Deposits cluster of 6-18 eggs in late spring to early winter.
- They are founds in Western Oregon and nearby Washington and California.
- They eat spiders, earthworms, insects, eggs of other salamander and ants.
- Their predator includes specially frogs.
- Eggs ranged from 4.8-5.3 mm in diameter.
- Females presumably lay and brood eggs underground in rocky habitats during spring and early summer.
- Dunn's Salamander breathes through smooth thin moist skin instead of lungs.
- Most surface activity is in Fall and Spring.
