Berry Cave Salamander

Gyrinophilus gulolineatus

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Epic

Toxic skin

While active with another amphibian in play, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with two others).

Gyrinophilus gulolineatus

Photo: © Bgenter (original photo) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Arachnids

Weak against

Reptiles
Fungi

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

The Berry Cave salamander (Gyrinophilus gulolineatus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of eastern Tennessee in the United States. Its natural habitat is inland karsts where it lives underground. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Berry Cave salamander, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.

Observations: 20 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 31 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

Every Epic card has 145 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 44
ATK 44
DEF 57

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.