#1982 · 🐸 amphibians

Western Red-backed Salamander

🇳🇱 Western redback salamander ·Plethodon vehiculum

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

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

1. © ntenny · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © ntenny · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. Olympic National Park:© Zach Hawn · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. Oregon, US:© ryansikola · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. 2507 Longhill Rd, Kelowna, BC V1V 2G5, Canada:© powhound · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Greater Vancouver, CA-BC, CA:© andrewnydam · CC BY 4.0
7. Clallam County, US-WA, US:© Matt D'Agrosa · CC BY 4.0
8. Washington, US:© Mark Leppin · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. East Renton Highlands, WA, USA:© no rights reserved · CC0
10. Cultus Lake, BC, Canada:© graeme45 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The western redback salamander ( Plethodon vehiculum ) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas. The animal has a colored stripe on its back which varies from red to yellow.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,841iNaturalist 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.
6,841 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by James Graham Cooper in 1860 (166 years ago).