Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis--adult aquatic male

[katie]

This is my large male. One day after this photo was taken, he developed the black color band beneath his hind legs, and the black toe tips became very pronounced. He bred with one of the females that evening.

 

[katie]

This is one of the young aquatic males.

 

[katie]

This is one of the other younger aquatic males. He is very dark brown, and there is a very clear line where his belly color begins. If I get a better photo, I'll change this out.

 

[katie]

This is the third of the trio of young aquatic males. His coloration is very light, and he camoflages well in the gravel if he stands still.

One of these three young fellows is AWOL...suspected escapee. I still have the dark brown one, and I'll have to compare spots to photos to tell which is the missing one, but I think I still have this light one as well.

 

[katie]

This is one of my females.

 

[katie]

This is the other smaller female that bred with the large male.

 

[nate]

Looks like they're doing well for you. You're going to have some eggs soon. Congrats!