u/slick1260

I found this little guy about an hour ago while walking my dog. I live in the Southern Appalachia region of the US in what could be considered a rainforest. The grey specks on the back are dirt, I know the picture quality isn't the greatest. Looking at it in person, it very much appears to be a black salamander that's "almost extinct" (he said having done VERY little research). For anyone curious or clutching pearls, I took these two pictures and went on my merry way and left the salamander to its own devices. Just curious if this is something I should report or monitor or whatever people do when they find cool species like this.