{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-166.71","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-166.71","heading":"Official amphibian of the District of Columbia.","body":"(a)\nThe red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is a species of salamander in the class of amphibians found throughout the eastern and Appalachian regions of the United States, including in most wooded areas in the District of Columbia.\n\n(b)\nRed-backed salamanders eat insects, which helps control pests and maintain the balance of the ecosystem.\n\n(c)\nThe red-backed salamander is increasingly recognized as a model organism for a variety of biological subdisciplines, including terrestrial ecology, amphibian ecology, evolutionary biology, regeneration, ecotoxicology, and animal behavior, in part due to its ubiquity and abundance throughout northeastern North America\n\n(d)\nThe red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) is hereby designated the official amphibian of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 1. District of Columbia Government Development.","Subchapter IV-C-i. Official Amphibian of the District of Columbia."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-166.71","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5aba36d986f75aa4b3d789a6731e6b4b8563d1b33c5f69bfcaea4c6e65a83f17","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-166.51","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-167.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}