Title: Eurycea longicauda Contact: Chris Sanders Description: Long-tailed salamander found from central New York through the eastern United States. Preys on invertebrates such as pseudoscorpions, spiders, phalangids, mites, and ticks. Lives in crevices, beneath stones and in caves on the margins of streams. The length of adults ranges from 10 to 15.9 cm (4 to 6.25 inches), with the record being 19.7 cm (7.75 inches). The tail accounts for about 60% of the total length. Keywords: Amphibians, aquatic, post metamorphic, non-neotenic, plethodontid, caudate, vernal ponds, ephemeral ponds, autotomic tail, costal groove. Media: Color Categories: Nature, Science Subject(s): Animal, Amphibians, Vertebrates, Advertising, Ecosystem Displaying image 399 of 2496. Gallery of Agouti Studio Email Chris Sanders about this image. Copyright 2009 Chris Sanders. This image is available for purchase, but with some restrictions on reuse: Original currently installed at Yale Environmental Education Center through June 2009, reproduction rights available.. Please review the Comp. Usage Agreement before downloading this image. To email this image to someone else, copy and paste this address: http://www.science-art.com/image.asp?id=3792&m=0