Common Name

Three-lined Salamander

Scientific Name

Eurycea guttolineata

A mid-sized, slender, stream salamander endemic to the southeastern Unite States. It is tan to light yellow with three black longitudinal stripes running from the eyes down the length of the body to the tail. The tail is very long and the belly of the three-lined salamander is boldly marked with black and white marbling.

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Order: Caudata
  • Family: Plethodontidae
  • Genus: Eurycea
  • Species: Eurycea guttolineata
Habitat

Forest, Wetland

Distribution

The species is distributed throughout much of the southeastern United States. It can be found in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia and Tennessee south through the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the Gulf Coast, including eastern Louisiana and western Florida.

Abundance

Common

Activity Time

Nocturnal

Diet

Diet consists of invertebrates including snails, snail eggs, arachnids, millipedes, annelids, nematodes, and many insects.

Behavior

Ecological Role

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threats & Impacts

Notes