Echinotriton pics

[caudataman]

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.

 

[louise]

Nice pics!

 

[freves]

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.
Chip

 

[Mark B]

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...

 

[Donnie]

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?

 

[i_love_necturus]

Very nice! You're lucky to have such a nice group!

 

[Jiang]

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Nice pictures!

 

[fishkeeper]

In the wild...I'm guessing no gene flow would occur between these two populations?

 

[Camnp97]

wow