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Observed during authorized wildlife survey of closed Water Dept. lands.

Onychodactylus koreanus(Boulenger, 1886) 꼬리치레도롱뇽 Korean Clawed Salamander

Den er levede

Defensive posture, this one reacted to hikers going by

regurgitated by Nerodia fasciata that had been caught in minnow trap (also on inat)

Eating a Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus)

Under bridge nearest to Pelm Homestead in Mark West Creek

Juvenile Aneides flavipunctatus with no dark pigments, found with UC Berkeley Herpetology course.

Albino salamander presumed to be Aneides flavipunctatus. Found by UC Berkeley group

Found swimming in vernal pools at night.

Some interesting coloring (or lack thereof) in this one.

Erythristic morph

Newts clustered around the female.

Found right next to three lined and slimy salamander under same log

neotenic male

Presenza di alcuni esemplari quasi totalmente gialli.

Spermatophore

Large individual, but coloration and head shape indicate its not A. tigrinum

1 mating couple + 1 (2?) larvae

Immature Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus) in defensive posture, Curry County, Oregon

Photo credit to a colleague. Another one of those insanely spotted ARSA, reminiscent of tiger salamanders.

I am permitted to handle, do not attempt!

A pillbug of some sort was stuck to his tongue. He was most likely trying to eat it.

Ocoee Salamander (Desmognathus ocoee), Swain County, North Carolina

Woah weird coloration!

This is a pale form gilled adult tiger salamander found in a cave during bat surveys.

An eastern newt in Feather Lake.

Eating some type of invertebrate

Consuming California newt eggs

Very common along the Hunting Hollow creek and in Fish Pond, where they are laying their eggs.

Found in our garden pond.
Albinotic?
A year later, it was back in the pond, still as larva.

Paarungstanz

Southern banded newt eaten by Great Egret (Ardea alba)
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