Eurycea longicauda

Eurycea longicauda
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species:
E. longicauda
Binomial name
Eurycea longicauda
(Green, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Salamandra longicauda Green, 1818
  • Spelerpes melanopleurus Cope, 1894 "1893"
  • Spelerpes stejnegeri Eigenmann, 1901

Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander, is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region of the eastern United States. It is a "cave salamander" that frequents twilight zones of caves and also inhabits springs and surrounding forest.

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