Skin shedding

[TJ]

(C.ensicauda)

 

[jennifer]

Amazing picture, Tim! When I see shed skins, they are usually just a mess. I have posted another ghostly image of yours in the FAQ at CC:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/faq/FAQhea.shtml

 

[mark]

Thats interesting, I have had many newts and salamanders, and all of them, with the exception of the C. ensicauda that I have, eats their shed skin.
I wonder if that is a characteristic of this particular species to leave the skin behind.

 

[TJ]

I'm pretty sure I've seen my ensicauda eat their skin, but I wouldn't bet my life on it. These, by the way, are very well fed ensicauda so maybe that's a factor. 12 hours later and the skin is still hanging there...