Tylototriton wenxianensis

[mark]

Here's a photo of one of my wenxianensis. It's a female.
Very beautiful species but rather difficult to care for, very sensitive to stress, etc.

 

[shaun]

Nice - how long have you had her?

 

[john]

Lovely animal Mark, thanks for sharing. I bet Jen would be interested in that photo for Caudata Culture.

 

[mark]

Thanks both.
This one I've got for only a few weeks now, the rest of the group for a few months.
Of course Jen may use it for caudata culture.

And another photo of the same animal:

 

[wouter]

Great photo's Mark! It's nice to see that she is still doing well. I'll keep my fingers crossed for some offspring next year!

 

[mark]

Here are some fingers crossed too

 

[mark]

And a photo taken from above:

 

[jesper]

Hi Mark,
Very nice photos, I wish I could get such good photos of my taliangensis. I probably have to take them outside in sunshine and that would not be easy(It's below zero and mostly dark ).

 

[mark]

Yes lighting is essential. Looking forward to your photos.

~Mark

 

[jennifer]

Hi Mark, lovely animal. Was this obtained from the pet trade? I have not found any reliable way to distinguish between wenxiensis and asperrimus. Do you know of any?

I would like to use your photo on Caudata Culture, particularly if you have reason to be fairly certain of its ID.

 

[mark]

Hi Jen

The animals didn't come from the pet trade, they were from a friend of mine.

I'm quite certain these are wenxianensis, though I don't know of any way to distinguish the 2 species for sure. Tylototriton is one of the most problematic genera existing and a lot of research must be done before it's all sorted out.