An Erythristic Morph of Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Collected in Virginia

Authors

Trevor L. Chapman, East Tennessee State UniversityFollow
Brian G. Gall, Hanover CollegeFollow
Kari L. SpiveyFollow

Document Type

Article

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.

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Recommended Citation

Chapman, T. L., B. G. Gall, and K. L. Spivey. 2017. An Erythristic Morph of Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Collected in Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science, 68(1/2): 1-3. doi: 10.25778/VCC9-MM67. Available at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/vjs/vol68/iss1/2