Salamander help (injury)

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New member here. Hi!

I stumbled across this forum while searching google for help. Yesterday afternoon I was out mowing and trimming/edging my lawn. While running my string trimmer along the edge of the sidewalk, I clipped a small salamander with the trimmer that was apparently hiding between the concrete and the grass. It's still alive but has a badly broken rear leg. Everything else *seems* ok. I feel awful. In 5 years of living in this house, I've never seen one.

Anyway, I live in Boise Idaho and to the best of my ability, have identified the salamander as a long toed. What should I do with the little fella? I have no knowledge of keeping or caring for one, and to be honest I'm not confident he'll live. I don't know how hardy they are.

Any advice? Thank you
 
Try to find a wildlife rehabilitater in your area. They can help him.
 
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