Help ID these salamanders

[Griffin8891]

Both of these guys were found in NJ. I believe they are Dusky Salamanders but I could be very wrong. Could anyone give me a definite ID?

Edit: the photos for whatever reason dont want to show up through imageshack. Could anyone tell me the best way to get photos up here?

 

[bewilderbeast]

upload them to a personal gallery here on the site and either imbed or link to them with the provided codes

 

[Griffin8891]

Thank you! Ok here they are. Like I said my guess is that they are both Dusky Salamanders but again, I could be wrong. Any input?

http://www.caudata.org/forum/member...herps-picture7827-salamander-middlesex-nj.jpg

http://www.caudata.org/forum/member...picture7828-dusky-salamander-middlesex-nj.jpg

 

[Kaysie]

The first is a two-lined salamander.

The second is too dark to tell. Can you take a brighter picture from the top?

 

[taherman]

Both are Northern two-lined salamanders (Eurycea bislineata).
-Tim

 

[Griffin8891]

Both are Northern two-lined salamanders (Eurycea bislineata).
-Tim

Ok thanks everyone. I'll search the forum for some more info on keeping these guys then. I plan on letting them go where I found them after some time though.

Here is a picture of the second one from above with better lighting.

http://www.caudata.org/forum/members/griffin8891-albums-wild-herps-picture7864-salamander.jpg

 

[Abrahm]

It's best not to re-release wild caught salamanders after keeping them in captivity for any length of time. If you have any amphibians at home, even other native amphibians or feed any commercial live foods there is a chance that you could be introducing the salamanders to a novel pathogen which they could then introduce into the wild population upon release.

You can also find a care sheet for Eurycea bislineata on the Caudata Culture portion of this website.