Abstract

brichti) is a unique species found only in the Red Hills physiographic region of southern Alabama (Schwaner and Mount, 1970). Red Hills salamanders inhabit burrow systems on steep, moist, hardwood-dominated slopes shaded by a full canopy (Dodd, 1991). Information on life-history characteristics, including foraging behavior, of P hubrichti is limited due to their fossorial habits. Red Hills salamanders may feed on prey items found within their burrows and on prey captured on the surface. During burrow excavations, Jordan (1975) found numerous invertebrates that could serve as prey for the Red Hills salamander, including camel crickets, millipedes, spiders, and snails. Red Hills salamanders often sit at the entrance to

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