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title: "Long-tailed Salamander"
description: "Eurycea longicauda — Anfíbios. Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander, is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region and Ohio River valley of the eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/long-tailed-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Long-tailed Salamander

> Eurycea longicauda — Anfíbios. Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander, is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region and Ohio River valley of the eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Eurycea longicauda*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 7291
- Wikidata: [Q2247673](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2247673)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27101](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27101)

## Names

- en: Long-tailed Salamander
- de: Langschwanz-Gelbsalamander
- es: Salamandra Colilarga
- fr: Eurycée à longue queue

## Countries with the most observations

US (7010)

## Summary

Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander, is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region and Ohio River valley of the eastern United States. It is a "cave salamander" that frequents twilight zones of caves and also inhabits springs and surrounding forest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurycea_longicauda

## Photo

![Long-tailed Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-tailed-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Caitlin Domon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333823027

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-tailed-salamander?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).