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Animals
A glossy black salamander speckled with white or brass. The sticky skin secretion is famously hard to wash off.
Field facts
HabitatShaded ravines, wooded slopes, under logs
RangeSouthern and central Indiana
When to lookYear-round
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesJefferson Salamander — no white speckling
Field note: The secretion sets like rubber cement on skin and wears off in days.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Best admired without handling; the glue-like slime stresses the animal too.
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