#1990 · 🐸 amphibians

Cave Salamander

🇳🇱 Spotted-tail salamander ·Eurycea lucifuga

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Brady O'Brien · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Richard Coldiron · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Phil Chaon · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Nick Tobler (Cowturtle) · CC BY 4.0
5. © Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0
6. © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Sarah · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Greg Schechter · CC BY 4.0
10. © Dave Thomas · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The cave salamander ( Eurycea lucifuga ), also known as the spotted-tail salamander , is a species of brook salamander.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,982iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,982 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1822 (204 years ago).