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Speckled With Small Flecks: Coloration is quite varied; the most common coat colors are green, yellow, reddish, and black, usually speckled with small flecks or ticking. Spots, patches, bars, or stripes may be present on the face, body, or legs.
Range: South Labrador and Maritime Provinces to Minnesota; south to North Carolina and southeast Missouri
Habitat: Vicinity of coniferous forests
Description: Red phase: broad band of red or orange from head to base of tail; sides black; belly bluish-black or charcoal speckled with whitish flecks; lead phase: back uniform dark gray or black; belly same as for red phase; reaches length of 2%-3% inches from snout to vent.
Description: Well-defined stripe along back usually extending to tip of tail; stripe may be reddish-brown, tan, yellowish-tan; some without stripe; sides black or dark brown suffused with white flecks; undersurface sooty with bluish cast, yellowish or orange flecks and fine specklings of whitish; reaches length of 2-2% inches from snout to vent. |
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