Description: 3-4 in. (7-10 cm) A small chunky salamander with a large head. Coloration is usually brown, black, or gray with pale flecks. Belly is bluish gray with white flecks.
Range and Habitat: In North Carolina the Mole Salamander is found only in a few lowlands and valleys of the piedmont and mountains. 
Habits: Mole Salamanders are burrowers so they are rarely seen, though some can be found under logs in damp places. They inhabit pine savannas, hardwood forests, and swamps.
Breeding: Females lay about 10-41 eggs during the winter.  Larvae metamorphose in the summer and fall.  Neoteny can occur in some populations.
Status: Rare in North Carolina, the Mole Salamander is listed by the state as a species of special concern.

Range of the Mole Salamander in the Carolinas and Virginia