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  1. AaronK

    Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois Axolotl Study

    Hello Below is a youtube video of a Blackburn College of Carlinville, Illinois Axolotl Study. Interesting that they are studying the "floaters", a phenomenon many hobbyist are familiar with. Axolotl salamanders continue to intrigue researchers - YouTube Below is an article about the team...
  2. AaronK

    Southern California Taricha torosa Field Report with Pics and Vids

    Hello I went and visited the local population of Taricha torosa late in the breeding season. Videos to come!
  3. AaronK

    China Herping in April

    Hello I am heading to China in April of this year. Do any members know if this is a good time to find caudata and where to Province to travel? Would anyone living in China like to meet up and go herping? Thanks, Aaron
  4. AaronK

    Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus Video

    Hello I recently had the privilage to visit Ocean Park located in Hong Kong. They have a Chinese Giant Salamander as a resident in the Amazing Asian Animals exhibit. The local newspaper ran a front page article on it as it just opened that day and featured a group of Red Pandas. We were lucky...
  5. AaronK

    ‘Evolutionary Gem’ By Kim Burgess

    ‘Evolutionary Gem’ Photo courtesy USU Public Relations and Marketing A garter snake eats a newt in this undated photo. By Kim Burgess Published: Friday, January 9, 2009 1:35 AM CST USU professor’s Darwinian theory study appears in Nature magazine Research led by a Utah State...
  6. AaronK

    Cynops orientalis Larvae

    Hello I noticed my female Cynops orientalis laying eggs last month but I never removed them. I enjoyed watching the embryos develop and figured the adults ate them or they didn't make it. I was surprised to see three little larvae in the tank this week. I am amazed at how small they are and...
  7. AaronK

    Skin Growth or Loss on Nostril

    Hello I have some pictures of an axolotl with what appears to be a skin growth or lesion. Would the group be able to shed some insight as to what this might be. He is housed with another axolotl and seems to be in good health otherwise. It has grown in size over the last 3 days. Thank you.
  8. AaronK

    CNN: Salamander-inspired therapy may aid injured vets

    By Larry Shaughnessy CNN Pentagon Producer http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/26/regrowing.body.parts/index.html?eref=rss_topstories SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CNN) -- Last week in an operating room in Texas, a wounded American soldier underwent a history-making procedure that could help him regrow the...
  9. AaronK

    Misting Terrarium with Distilled Water

    Would misting a terrarium with distilled water be ok. I know the dart froggers use R/O and distilled but would it hurt salamanders?
  10. AaronK

    LA Times: Ancient salamanders: world travelers?

    Ancient salamanders: world travelers? A DNA study sheds light on how certain North American species landed in eastern Asia through an intercontinental migration about 80 million years ago. By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer December 1, 2007 Go west, young salamander! New genetic...
  11. AaronK

    BBC News: Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough'

    Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough' By Kim Griggs Science reporter, Wellington http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7067613.stm New Zealand scientists have found what appears to be a cure for the disease that is responsible for wiping out many of the world's frog populations...
  12. AaronK

    Southern California T. Torosa Field Report

    This spring I had the pleasure to witness the migration and mating of Taricha torosa in Southern California. My observations and pictures are from 2 days about 3 weeks apart, 4/7/07 and 4/29/07. The breeding habitat is a slow moving cold spring shaded by trees. On 4/7 the newts were migrating...
  13. AaronK

    Taricha torosa for sale

    This species is protected in California and is for sale out of state. Is this illegal? The seller "thinks" they are wild. Are people breeding Taricha torosa and selling them?
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