11.16.2010

Catching up on some fall photos


male Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)





adult male Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi)





gravid female Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander





Rusty Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus floridanus)



Rusty Mud Salamander larva



Southern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)



Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea cf. quadridigitata)



Apalachicola Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus apalachicolae)



Central Newt eft (Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)



juvenile Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)







Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)



habitat





Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) in National Zoo in Washington, DC in the same salamander family (cryptobranchidae) as hellbender







Carolina Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito)





Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)



River Frog (Lithobates heckscheri) and Bronze Frog (Lithobates clamitans clamitans) on left and right, respectively



Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)



juvenile Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)









juvenile Southern Hognose Snake (Heterodon simus)




Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)


All photos are of animals found in Florida except for the hellbender, giant salamander, and indigo snake.

3 comments:

Pierson said...

Nice stuff Kelly! You really do well with that camera.

That is definitely an Amphiuma means! That brings the total up to 11 salamander species for that spot (we also missed Notophthalmus when we were there).

Laura A. said...

Kelly, I am a producer for the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. I'd like to speak with you about permission to use a few of your salamander photos for a temporary video about animal conservation. Please contact me at laura@amnh.org or 212-313-7237 (Soon if poss.) Thanks!

Mark Mandica said...

Great critters, great shots!! Thanks for posting