Covering- gray to bluish black
bluish, white flecks are on the back
bluish, white spots on sides and tail
mole like, hiding, not on a trail
Smooth critter on the forest floor
inches in length, average is four
Tails are 40 percent of this
For some to see this would be bliss
subterranean existence
for water, they go the distance
to lay a dozen eggs, their clutch
one month to hatch, this isn’t much
terrestrial, they must become
transform fast, before they succumb
by end of summer, pools dry out
adults take shelter in holdouts
under rocks, leaflitter, and logs
hiding like special underdogs
Observed in their spring migration
Rainy nights is the causation
Moving, in mass, an impression
To the vernal pool depression
Which is only temporary
But so important to carry
new egg masses so resplendent
for these species so dependent
development ruins their home
protect, don’t destroy this biome