Sean Brady
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I live just east of Albany, NY. The other day I went down the 30-40 foot hill in my backyard to this pond next to the creek. The pond is a result of the creek flooding and is home to countless frogs and several baby snapping turtles. The pond is no longer than 15 feet and no wider than 7. I found some salamander larvae and I would like to know what species they are because they look different from the larvae I have found of Two-lined salamanders in the creek. Also, the only salamanders I have ever been able to find here are red-backs and two-lined salamanders although I have heard of people finding Spotted salamanders in this area in the past.
The following links show images I DID NOT TAKE. I FOUND THEM ON THE WEB. But they look identical to my larvae. According to their websites, the first image is supposedly a Marbled salamander larva and the second a Spotted.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wil.../salamander_images/MarbleLarvae2-Marchand.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/94/339594/1/64377497.UVZYDYrz.IMG_9020.JPG
Again, I only find red-backs and two-lined salamanders in this area, and I am almost positive that these larvae are not two-lined because I have found two-lined larvae before in the creek and they look completely different.
Is it even possible to determine the species now, or do I have to wait until they mature?
I have never found larvae that look like this in this area before and they only seem to be in this pond which is the result of the creek flooding.
Also, I house these larvae in a suitable container and I just scooped up tons of daphnia and added them in. Can they survive with just the daphnia? Of all the hundreds of salamanders and newts I have riased or kept in captivity, I have kept larvae only once and it didn't work out.
The following links show images I DID NOT TAKE. I FOUND THEM ON THE WEB. But they look identical to my larvae. According to their websites, the first image is supposedly a Marbled salamander larva and the second a Spotted.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wil.../salamander_images/MarbleLarvae2-Marchand.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/94/339594/1/64377497.UVZYDYrz.IMG_9020.JPG
Again, I only find red-backs and two-lined salamanders in this area, and I am almost positive that these larvae are not two-lined because I have found two-lined larvae before in the creek and they look completely different.
Is it even possible to determine the species now, or do I have to wait until they mature?
I have never found larvae that look like this in this area before and they only seem to be in this pond which is the result of the creek flooding.
Also, I house these larvae in a suitable container and I just scooped up tons of daphnia and added them in. Can they survive with just the daphnia? Of all the hundreds of salamanders and newts I have riased or kept in captivity, I have kept larvae only once and it didn't work out.
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