Sirens, Pseudobranchus, Necturus, & Amphiuma 2004

[troy]

Here are some pix of some of the Salamanders I caught in 2004:

Siren intermedia TX specimens:
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Siren intermedia FL panhandle specimen
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Siren lacertina FL Penninsula specimens
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Pseudobranchus axanthus Central Florida
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Necturus alabamensis Florida panhandle specimen
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Amphiuma means Florida panhandle specimen
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Amphiuma pholeter Florida panhandle specimen - unfortunately, this one was dying when I found it - out of its natural muck, under a log and drying out
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Also found, but did not get photos of . . .

Siren intermedia South Florida
Amphiuma means tiny 4" juvenile, Florida panhandle

Troy

 

[troy]

ok, anyone care to point me to the image posting primer?

I typed in [img src = "http://home.flash.net/~alterna/reptiles/amphibians/s.intermedia.tx.smith.2.a.jpg"]

for each . . . replacing the "[" with "<" and clicked the "Enable HTML code in message" link . . .

Not like forum use is a new thing for me . . . I've used quite a few other ones . . .

Troy

 

[troy]

I'll try it

Amphiuma means June 03, caught in turtle trap - defecated up scales of both Nerodia (Watersnake) and Farancia (Mudsnake)

Amphiuma means March 04, dipnetted out of beaver pond

Amphiuma pholeter found drying/dying under log well away from natural muck habitat, June 04

Siren intermedia FL panhandle, June 04

Siren intermedia East Texas specimens, March & April 04

Siren lacertina Penninsular Florida, 04

Pseudobranchus axanthus Penninsular Florida, 04

Necturus alabamensis Florida panhandle, March 04

And those are my Giant Salamander pix!

Troy

 

[TJ]

Hi Troy. Don't give up just yet

To add to what Mike said, you can also refer to the instructions posted at the bottom of the Photo Gallery page here:

http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/985/11633.html?1109815829

If you wish to start a new thread for your pics, go right ahead, and I or another moderator will then delete this one for you.

 

[TJ]

Ah, seems you beat me to it

Nice pics!

 

[benjamin]

Do you keep those as pets? How big are they?

 

[troy]

I currently have 3 TX Lesser Sirens (4", 10", 14") , 1 Greater Siren (16"), 1 Two-toed Amphiuma (24"), 1 Alabama Waterdog (5"), and 2 store-bought Mudpuppies (12").

Along with tons of snakes, lizards, and a couple fo turtles LOL

Troy

 

[william]

what did you do with the amphiuma pholeter that was drying out?

 

[troy]

The University of Texas at Arlington's Collection of Vertebrates will be its final destinataion. Right now its in a jar here at the house, with about 200 Roadkills, etc, awaiting my cataloguing efforts.

Troy