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The salamander is a "red eft". Its the immature stage of the common eastern newt. After an aquatic larval stage, the newt spends several years on land as an eft. Very well hidden. Easy to find after a rain, but nearly impossible to find otherwise. They are supposedly poisonous at this stage, hence the bright red color. After a few years, they return to the water...color turns olive drab, although they keep the red dots. The tail becomes flattened, and the male gets a very wide "fin".