▁Capt ure - re capt ure ▁methods ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁very ▁station ary ; ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁maximum ▁observed ▁distance ▁travel led ▁by ▁one ▁individual ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁season . ▁About ▁ 1 2 0 ▁individuals ▁per ▁hect are ▁were ▁counted ▁in ▁most ▁suitable ▁areas ▁with ▁> 2 0 0 0 ▁individuals / ha ▁also ▁observed , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁this ▁rather ▁crypt ic ▁species ▁is ▁quite ▁abund ant . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Total ▁length ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 4 4 ▁mm ▁for ▁males , ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 1 ▁mm ▁for ▁females . ▁S light ly ▁el ong ated ▁head , ▁with ▁two ▁large ▁kid ney - sh aped ▁par ato id ▁g lands . ▁The ▁body ▁has ▁ 1 1 - 1 3 ▁cost al ▁gro ov es ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁tail ▁is ▁square ▁in ▁cross - section . ▁One ▁double ▁row ▁of ▁poison ▁g lands ▁runs ▁down ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁back . ▁One ▁single ▁row ▁of ▁poison ▁g lands ▁runs ▁along ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁onto ▁the ▁tail . ▁Usually ▁black ▁or ▁brown - black , ▁but ▁the ▁sub species ▁Sal am andra ▁at ra ▁aur ora e ▁has ▁a ▁bright ▁color ation ▁on ▁the ▁head , ▁back , ▁and ▁d ors al ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁extrem ities . ▁This ▁color ation ▁can ▁consist ▁of ▁continuous ▁patch es ▁or ▁be ▁sp otted ▁or ▁bl ot ched . ▁It ▁can ▁vary ▁in ▁color ▁from ▁wh it ish ▁or ▁yellow ▁to ▁green ish ▁or ▁gray .