Description: 2-3 in. (5-7.5 cm). Coloration of body is bronze with
dark brown or black stripes running down the back. The belly is bright
yellow. There are four toes on the hind feet.
Habitat: Usually found under leaf litter, logs and stones in
wet forests, swamps, and pine savanna ponds. Distribution is
concentrated in the peidmont and coastal regions of North Carolina.
Habits/Young: Females lay around 22 eggs sometime in the late fall.
The eggs are found in mossy areas, pine needles or leaves. The larvae is
aquatic and transforms in late spring.
