A small, thin salamander of a yellow orange to rusted color with two dark-brown stripes running the length of its body. The stripes turn to a speckled pattern toward the tail. It is named after the two “cirri” that grow on males during breeding season. Cirri are small, antennae-like lobes hanging from the salamander’s snout.
Diet
Carnivores feeding on crustaceans, mollusks, copepods, and insects.
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal (Active at night)
