Nature Done Wright

On Monday I asked

On a visit to High Mountain on Friday, my wife Patty and I came across two extremely bright boys who were looking for amphibians.

They not only helped us find the guy pictured here but told us what it was, how to find him and his kin (under certain rocks), and how to replace the rocks so the salamanders could return to their hangout safely.

Who is this salamander? Does his name change with the season?

 (A big thank you to the wonderful anonymous boy who shared these photos. He has a great future as a naturalist.)

Last Monday's mystery was from High Mountain as well. You can read more here.

Answering correctly was Alec Ayers, who called it a Redback. The young herpetologist who sent me the pix ID'd it as a Northern Red-back Salamander.