Physical Condition, Sex, and Age-Class of Eastern Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in Forested and Open Habitats of West Virginia, USA

Table 1

The number of captures (N), mean snout-vent length (SVL; mm), and mean mass (g) of adult female, adult male, and juvenile Plethodon cinereus within woodland, woodland edge, silvopasture, and meadow habitats in southern West Virginia, 2004-2005. Means are reported ±1 SD.

Habitat	Adult female			Adult male			Juvenile
	N	SVL	Mass	N	SVL	Mass	N	SVL	Mass
Woodland reference	51	40.1±3.2	1.0±0.3	53	41.9±3.6	1.1±0.3	72	29.7±4.4	0.5±0.2
Woodland edge	53	40.3±3.6	1.1±0.3	61	42.0±3.1	1.2±0.3	53	29.2±3.7	0.5±0.2
Silvopasture	30	42.4 ± 2.6	1.3±0.2	16	42.5±3.9	1.3±0.3	25	25.5±5.2	0.4±0.2
Meadow	48	38.5±3.5	1.0±0.2	52	41.2±4.1	1.2±0.3	17	32.3±1.8	0.6±0.1
Total	182			180			165