Here it is, at long last... a marvelous and long-awaited volume on salamanders that completes this magnificent series outlining all the herp species of the Southeast. Some species give the distinct impression that a mad imaginative artist gone wild with a palette of dazzling colors designed them... some of their habits are equally bizarre, but all are rather secretive denizens of our woodlands that like to hide under logs and rocks and can require some effort to find... Some salamander species are associated with specific habitats like seasonal wetlands, cool mountain springs, etc. and this book takes the innovative approach of grouping the species accounts by the type of habitat they favor.
Amazingly, even now, some hitherto overlooked species are being discovered, like the tiny patch-nosed salamander (Urspelerpes brucei) which is apparently restricted to a small area in northeast Georgia and adjacent South Carolina. Many other subtle changes have been made to the taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, and this book will bring you up to date. Don't just walk -- run out and get this!
P.S. The rest of this series is equally as great.