I found this very interestingly marked Redback Salamander while flipping logs at Washington Crossing State Park on Sunday.  I love the mixed deep red and blue-gray color of his back, so I just had to photograph him.  Isn’t he pretty?  I showed this photograph to a bunch of herper friends and all of them think this is one of the coolest looking redbacks they’ve seen.  Redbacks often have quite a bit of variation in color, usually ranging from yellow to red or exhibiting a steel-gray “leadback.”  This one was rather unique though, as I’ve never seen of or heard of a marbled pattern like this.  Cool find, huh?

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