The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to the United States. Its skin is orange/red with random black spots.Its habitats are temperate forests, small creeks, ponds, forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater, trees springs. It is threatened by habitat loss. Red salamanders eat insects, spiders and smaller salamanders. The red salamander, as a member of the Plethodontidae family, lacks lungs and respires through its skin.