So, I found a few of these the other day, and can't seem to identify them. Any help would be appreciated.

sorry. I though I had the pics on there.

Ask Tipi, he has a pretty good knowledge of these guys.

Google to the rescue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:D_auriculatus_USGS.jpg

http://images.google.com/images?complete=0&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=white%20spotted%20salamander&sa=N&tab=wi&um=1

sorry. I though I had the pics on there.

She looks huge!

Thanks for the pics. Those are really neat looking critters.

It's a speckled black salamander they live in Northern california, and to be honest I only know this because I googled it lol
http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/a.f.flavipunctatus.html

So, I found a few of these the other day, and can't seem to identify them. Any help would be appreciated.

Good fish bait!

It's a speckled black salamander they live in Northern california, and to be honest I only know this because I googled it lol
http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/a.f.flavipunctatus.html

more likely this one, as he is in Ohio, not Cali.

http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salamanders/Slimy_Salamander.html

Good fish bait!

We must be distantly related :D

more likely this one, as he is in Ohio, not Cali.

http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salamanders/Slimy_Salamander.html
I bet you are right. It is a Slimy salamander not a speckled one lol. Funny how 2 almost identical creatures can live so far apart.

more likely this one, as he is in Ohio, not Cali.

http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salamanders/Slimy_Salamander.html

I believe that may be the winner. The picture in my field guide is kind of crappy, so I somehow overlooked that one. It was indeed spotted in Vinton County Ohio (SE Ohio) which appears to be near the edge of their range. What really struck me was the size of these things they were probably 6-8 inches long.

I bet you are right. It is a Slimy salamander not a speckled one lol. Funny how 2 almost identical creatures can live so far apart.


That's not a Slimey. It's a Spotted Salamander.

That's not a Slimey. It's a Spotted Salamander.
Here ya go Mogli here is the link they showed me when I too thought it was a spotted salamander http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salamanders/Slimy_Salamander.html I am glad to see I am not the only one who made this mistake.

Here ya go Mogli here is the link they showed me when I too thought it was a spotted salamander http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salamanders/Slimy_Salamander.html I am glad to see I am not the only one who made this mistake.

Slimey Salamanders aren't that stout. The flash appears to have washed out the yellow spots. 90% that's a Spotted.

It's a baby catawampus. . . .

Sounds good to me

Slimey Salamanders aren't that stout. The flash appears to have washed out the yellow spots. 90% that's a Spotted.


I can say with 100% certainty that there was no yellow on these guys. Also on the spotted, the spots are arranged in two irregular rows. The spots on these were scattered with no apparent pattern.

You've got a slimy salamander - one of the most common salamanders in the East. There are actually something like 14 species of slimy salamander now since Richard Highton split one species into a lot of them about 20 years back. Speckled salamanders don't occur in the East, and Spotted Salamanders have a large, flat head with dots arranged in a row. (Slimy Salamanders can have both white and yellowish spots). Cool find, though!