Eurycea longicauda - Wikipedia

Synonyms

Salamandra longicauda Green, 1818

Eurycea longicauda -- known as the long-tailed salamander [1] or longtail salamander [2] -- is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region of the eastern United States . It is a " cave salamander " that frequents twilight zones of caves and also inhabits springs and surrounding forest. Body color varies from yellow to orange-red to red with random black spots. [2]