'Salamander Macro Portrait' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Salamander Macro Portrait

Appearing red-brown with dark sides from a distance, a close look at these Salamanders reveals the dermal chromatophores responsible for their skin pigmentation, as well as its metallic iris.

25 April 2023

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Pawlet, Vermont, USA

Eastern Red-Backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

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