I loved this little guy, he was sitting on our garage door after a wicked rain storm in October of 2006. Unfortunately I have not seen another in nearly two years.   Not certain if it was a salamander or a newt. I had red bellied newts as a child and he resembles them a bit.

I could not resist sharing this photo.



Update: This little guy is a Redback Salamander! Got this information from Brian K at http://www.riversidereptiles.com/  Thanks Brian!