So, I found a few of these the other day, and can't seem to identify them. Any help would be appreciated.
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.
“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” –Socrates
The trail was here before we arrived, and it will still be here when we are gone...enjoy it now, and preserve it for others that come after us
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/salam...punctatus.html
more likely this one, as he is in Ohio, not Cali.
http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salama...alamander.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.
Here ya go Mogli here is the link they showed me when I too thought it was a spotted salamander http://www.ohioamphibians.com/salama...alamander.html I am glad to see I am not the only one who made this mistake.
It's a baby catawampus. . . .
Sounds good to me
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!