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What type of salamanders are these they were found in a pond
 

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I think northwestern salamander, hopefully SDE can get back to you because I don't live in the northwest
 
I don't know about what salamanders live in Oregon but my guess is Northwestern salamanders or Coastal Giant maybe?
 
if you have any questions about them feel free to ask i also own 3 soon to be 4 of them :D
 
avitalpanda said:
yeah thier axolotls and thats common colors for them
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But axolotls don't live in Oregon xD

They look like Ambystoma gracile ( Northwestern Salamander ). I am not sure why the one is a lighter color.
 
Well i live in Wisconsin whitch is farther away from mexico than oregan and they can be found in some locations here
 
avitalpanda said:
Well i live in Wisconsin whitch is farther away from mexico than oregan and they can be found in some locations here
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They probably aren't Axolotls. Most salamanders start off in a gilled larval stage, Axolotls are neotenic so they remain in a gilled larval stage their entire lives (through there are exceptions). Not every gilled salamander is an Axolotl, Axolotls are also thought by some to be extinct in the wild, and all the color morphs in captivity don't generally occur in the wild.
 
most likly and that could be his case all im saying is that looks like axolotls
 
avitalpanda said:
Well i live in Wisconsin whitch is farther away from mexico than oregan and they can be found in some locations here
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Where do you find axolotls in the wild in Wisconsin?
 
i dont know the name of the river but it runs throw fire mans park you have too walk with it about 2 miles out if town my friend found it
 
They are probably larvae tiger salamanders, a lot of people mistake tiger larvae for axolotls
 
avitalpanda said:
i dont know the name of the river but it runs throw fire mans park you have too walk with it about 2 miles out if town my friend found it
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You should report that to local environmentalists and researchers. Axolotls in the wild in U.S. is an important find.
 
Again, I think that they are larvae tiger salamanders or neotenic adult ones, could you supply some pictures, specifically of the feet, I believe that tiger salamanders have differently shaped toes than axotlotls
 
Okay now that I have done some research I think they are northwestern, tiger or long toed salamander larvae. The pink one might be albino.
 
michael said:
You should report that to local environmentalists and researchers. Axolotls in the wild in U.S. is an important find.
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Yea. I was being a smart alec. I don't think any of them are albino. They will color up as they get bigger.
 
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