Three-lined Salamander

Three-lined Salamander

Eurycea guttolineata

Least Concern

Quick Facts

Kingdom: Animalia
Abundance: Common
Habitat: Forest, Wetland
Activity: Nocturnal (Active at night)

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.

Diet

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

Activity Pattern

Nocturnal (Active at night)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: Eurycea guttolineata

Scientific Name

Eurycea guttolineata
Breeding Season
probably occurs in the fall and early winter

Activity Pattern

Nocturnal (Active at night)

Habitat Types

Forest
Wetland

Geographic 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.

Local Abundance

Common

Conservation Status

Least Concern

This species is widespread and abundant. No immediate threat to survival.

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