在地下或岩縫中掘洞而居的娃娃魚，皮膚濕潤且身體細長柔軟。喜愛潮濕陰暗的環境，主要捕食昆蟲與小型無脊椎動物。繁殖期會前往水邊產卵，其餘時間多隱居於洞穴內。
A salamander that makes a burrow in the ground or between rocks, with moist skin and a long, soft body. It prefers humid and shaded environments and mainly eats insects or small invertebrates. During the breeding season, it comes to the water's edge to lay eggs, and for the rest of the time, it lives sneaking in the burrow.