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Animals
A tiny salamander with an enamel-white belly flecked in black, four toes on each foot, and a sharply constricted tail base.
Field facts
HabitatSphagnum seeps and mossy wetland edges
RangeScattered across Indiana
When to lookNesting April and May
StatusLeast Concern; habitat sensitive (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesRed-backed Salamander — five toes, mottled belly
Field note: It can shed its tail to escape and grow a new one.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Stay off moss hummocks, which hold the nests.
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