Question: Are these Notophthalmus viridescens??

JLokke

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I found these little guys in a roadside ditch. The online herpetological atlas shows only 2 salamanders in this county, Ambystoma texanum and A. mavortium, so I assumed they had to be one of those species, but the images and descriptions don't match. They have 5 toes on their back feet and a dark stripe through their eyes. The closest record for Notophthalmus viridescens is two counties away, so it would be a huge range extension if that's what they are. Also, since the species is protected in my state, it might be a bit of a problem for me to have them.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
 

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I can´t tell you what they are, but i´m pretty sure those are certainly not N.viridescens. I would guess it´s indeed some ambystomatid...
 
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