Is this Eurycea bislineata?

[sean]

I commonly find these sallies hanging out on rocks in the creek and on rocks by the bank. I have always thought they where Eurycea bislineata or Two Lined salamanders but these are much longer than what Caudata Culture says.The two specimens I caught tonight are about 6 inches long.

 

[sean]

More pics.

(Message edited by jennewt on August 21, 2005)

 

[sean]

Here is some unknown larvae. Possibly same species?

 

[erwin]

I think it is Eurycea guttolineata.

 

[edward]

Looks like a great three-lined to me (the one on the rock also looks to be a male).

Ed

 

[sean]

Both have "Fangs" extruding from there lower jaws so I think they are both males. I have been tempted to keep a breedable pair but wild collecting is something I have never done.An overnight stay is all they usually get from me. I feel confident that I can give them good homes and the thought of a long aquarium with a rock wall and a flowing stream is tempting. I know it is hypocritical to feel bad about wild collecting and turn around and buy wildcaught newts like I have done. I like the thread in this same section about ethics and wild collecting.It has me thinking alot about these type situations.For now I am planning on returning these guys to the spots I found them in.

 

[jennifer]

Nice ones. Sean, may I use your photos for the species entry on Caudata Culture?

 

[sean]

Yes.It would be an honor to be able to contribute.I can also take pics of the place I caught them at for a habitat reference. Im going there now to release these guys and I will snap a few pics and email them to you.

 

[edward]

Hi Sean,
If you have other amphibian species, then you should not be releasing the animals after you have had them in the house. This is a potential method by which pathogens can be introduced into the local ecosystem.

This is a species that as an adult does well in captivity but I have yet to see any cb offspring for sale anywhere.

Ed