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Hi all,

Got a new camera and thought I'd play. Sorry about the quality, but I'm/it's a work in progress. Here are 2 forms of Echinotriton. The first are from Tokunoshima island, the last, from Okinawa. The differences are subtle, but visible.
 

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Thanks for sharing the pics Brian. I never realized that the two forms are that visibly different. I have one group of juveniles from the Okinawan line and another group expected that I am uncertain of (these are the descendants of zoo bred animals). I had planned on eventually attempting to interbreed them but perhaps I should rethink that.
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Nice animals Brian!

@Chip: I would certainly keep them separate as there are indeed substantial morphological differences between the different islands. I'm not sure how genetic distinct these different populations are but I would not risk hybridizing them...
 
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Nice pics of some incredible animals. Am I correct in thinking the differences are the orange markings or is there something else I haven't noticed? Also how are you keeping them?
 
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In the wild...I'm guessing no gene flow would occur between these two populations?
 
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