what kind of lizard is orange with black spots
Red salamander The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the Eastern United States. Its skin is orange/red with random black spots. Its habitats are temperate forests, small creeks, ponds, forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater, trees springs. Overall this species is common and widespread,[1] but locally it has declined because of habitat loss and it is considered threatened in Indiana.[2] Red salamanders eat insects, earthworms, spiders, small crustaceans, snails and smaller salamanders. The red salamander, as a member of the Plethodontidae family (lungless salamanders), lacks lungs and respires through its skin.[3]