Document Type
Article (Online ahead of print)
DOI
10.25778/VCC9-MM67
Abstract
Eight different color polymorphisms of the Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) have been described throughout its range. Among them, the erythristic phenotype is a mimetic morph with coloration patterns similar to that of toxic Eastern Newt efts (Notophthalmus viridescens). We describe an erythristic morph of P. cinereus collected at Mountain Lake Biological Station, Virginia. To our knowledge, there are no prior published records of this morph in Virginia.
Recommended Citation
Chapman, Trevor L., Gall, Brian G., and Spivey, Kari L. 2017. An Erythristic Morph of Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Collected in Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science 68 (1/2): 3pp. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.25778/VCC9-MM67 Available at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/vjs/vol68/iss1/2
Comments
This is the online version published ahead of print. Initial submission: May 2017; revised submission: June 2017.