Salamanders in the Redwood canopy

[benjamin]

I recently read an article in "The New Yorker" about the red wood canopy, apparrantly the home to a large variety of animals and plants. In the article it describes a group of "wandering salamanders" (I assume that's common name) which spend their whole lives over 200 feet above the ground. I was wondering if anyone here has heard about these salamanders.

 

[mike]

Hi Ben,
This salamander is Aneides vagrans, they thrive in the microclimate of the treetop ecosystem, living their entire life 250 feet above the ground in old-growth redwood trees, more than 400 years old.