Caudata.org: Newts and Salamanders Portal

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Did you know that registered users see fewer ads? Register today!

CFBN retaining gills

IloveMyNewts

New member
Joined
Apr 11, 2008
Messages
32
Reaction score
1
Is this possible? I have a group of 25 '09 efts, and three haven't lost any of their feather like gills, In fact, id say they were bigger. They look like fox ears, and they are able to move them around, lay them flat against their heads or stand them strait up like a cat listening to something. The others have been morphed for about three months already. Both the land efts and the three odd balls are roughly the same size, and the aquatic larvae have all adult coloration.
 

Jennewt

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
May 27, 2005
Messages
12,451
Reaction score
146
Location
USA
I've never heard of this happening in Cynops. I'd love to see photos.
 

paul_b

Member
Joined
Nov 25, 2002
Messages
615
Reaction score
10
Location
Düsseldorf
AW: Re: AW: CFBN retaining gills

Two juvenile cyanurus, same conditions, same age, same length!
Paul
 

Attachments

  • 02200001-c_c-j.JPG
    02200001-c_c-j.JPG
    108.7 KB · Views: 487
  • c_cyanurus_qianmain-l2.JPG
    c_cyanurus_qianmain-l2.JPG
    117.1 KB · Views: 1,150

Azhael

Site Contributor
Joined
May 7, 2007
Messages
6,645
Reaction score
103
Location
Burgos
I´ve had some metamorphs retain part of the gills for a few weeks, but they all reabsorved them in the end. I would very much like to see pictures too :)
 

IloveMyNewts

New member
Joined
Apr 11, 2008
Messages
32
Reaction score
1
boy those little guys are camera shy. took me an hour to get these photos!

so, what you guys think?

ilovemynewts-albums-09-newts-picture10622-09-eft.jpg



ilovemynewts-albums-09-newts-picture10620-retaining-gills.jpg


ilovemynewts-albums-09-newts-picture10621-escape.jpg
 
Last edited by a moderator:

Azhael

Site Contributor
Joined
May 7, 2007
Messages
6,645
Reaction score
103
Location
Burgos
It just looks like a big advanced larva...i expect it will morph very soon (with a nice size, which is great).
 

IloveMyNewts

New member
Joined
Apr 11, 2008
Messages
32
Reaction score
1
But its been this way for months. All the other larvae have already morphed and have been land locked for three months already. These three just wont come out of the water....
 

NightWolf

New member
Joined
May 26, 2010
Messages
35
Reaction score
0
Are the newts still retaining their gills? They remind me of axolotl larvae :D So cute!
 

stanleyc

Member
Joined
Apr 9, 2009
Messages
274
Reaction score
19
Does that individual still have the gills? I've never seen Orientalis at that stage with gills that size....and that color... I don't know what to make of it. Have other keepers noticed gills of that color in their Orientalis larvae?
 
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
    There are no messages in the chat. Be the first one to say Hi!
    Top