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Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)Observer
leppinmDescription
On road. Light rain and 56F. Defensive behavior with secretions after attempting to move off road. I hadn't witnessed this in an uninjured specimen in a long time and saw many this night (unsure if exposure to secretions made others more likely to secrete or not).
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Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)Observer
rachaeltyDescription
eaten by chinese mantis
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Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)Observer
leppinmDescription
Larva 1.5 m from the creek.
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Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)Observer
arthur-windsorDescription
Great Egret captures and eventually eats a Greater Siren.
Bethesda Service Center, Boynton Beach, FL
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Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)Observer
tserDescription
Being predated by a juvenile Eurasian Moorhen in a corporate office's courtyard artificial wetland.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
tiwaneDescription
I was amazed to find this Sierran Treefrog trying to make a meal of a juvenile Taricha.
When I flipped the log the newt was upside down and in the frog's mouth, but was soon let go. The frog's tongue stuck out for a few seconds afterwards, I'd like to think due to awesome tetrodotoxin.
Pepperwood Preserve. Santa Rosa, California.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
truthseqrDescription
I found this bucket floating in the water cistern and turned it over. It was covered with newt egg balls! I took a bunch of pictures then put the bucket back where I found it.
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Barred Tiger Salamander (Barred) (Ambystoma mavortium ssp. mavortium)Observer
leslie_sDescription
The heron was struggling to swallow the salamander before heading down to the water and dipping it in a few times, after which it slid easily down the heron's throat.
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Spotted Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra ssp. salamandra)Observer
jolangeneck
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
pascal_samsonDescription
Dans la Grotte Noire (Témiscouata), à 26 m de profondeur, dans la galerie fossile. Plusieurs autres individus aperçus. Crédit photo: Louis-Simon Capistran
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Barred Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra ssp. terrestris)Observer
augustinbussac
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Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)Observer
jamesjarrett00Description
This observation is for the prey item. I believe it took the prey out of the water. Might be a catfish.
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Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)Observer
samuel_guiraudouDescription
mating attempt by a male Calotriton asper on a male Lissotriton helveticus
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Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)Observer
molsdonDescription
Eating a crayfish. Was nearly finished by the time we left, only the tip of the tail out of its mouth by then.
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Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)Observer
molsdonDescription
Hatchlings wriggling through the moss. This was a communal nest with one or two clutches hatched/hatching and another clutch close to hatching that was still attended by a female. "Breeding pool 10"
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Pyrenean Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta bonnali)Observer
martin_galliDescription
legally captured for a few minutes for measures with CNRS
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Yellow-striped Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra ssp. fastuosa)Observer
orratze
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Savage's Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa savagei)Observer
scincusDescription
double salamander
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Mole Salamanders (Genus Ambystoma)Observer
nanmartinezDescription
No sé que es ?
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Italian Crested Newt (Triturus carnifex)Observer
philip_schafferDescription
Getting preyed upon by Natrix natrix (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229015472). The snake actually let go of it after a few minutes, so it could subsequently escaped.
Weather: No rain, no wind (heavy raining until about 3 hours before sunset)
18°c
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Crater Lake Newt (Taricha granulosa ssp. mazamae)Observer
herpguyDescription
This endemic sub-species of newt was observed during the day in the waters of Crater Lake National Park as part of an Amphibian Bio Blitz to survey the region of its herpetofauna.
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Western Mudsnake (Farancia abacura ssp. reinwardtii)Observer
judydarbyDescription
What is the Mud Snake eating?
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Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)Observer
judydarbyDescription
Being eaten by a Mud Snake. See my Observations for Mud Snake on 6/10/24
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Daocheng Salamander (Batrachuperus daochengensis)Observer
luzhuoyuPlace
Private
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Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)Observer
md2020Description
I'm sure this is a palmate newt. I saw it last summer and it was smaller, but still has the gills. Not sure if this is standard for palmate newts?
Update: checked with colleague who is an ecologist and they believe it to be a neotenous (paedomorphic) palmate newt. This agrees with commenters below.
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California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)Observer
forever1057Description
? App suggestion, but based on informational panels in the area I know A. californiense occurs here and should be in their larval stage this time of year.
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Genus HynobiusObserver
vireonDescription
Possible Pseudohynobius sp.
Mission report with more precisions here: https://www.lpo.fr/media/read/8526/file/Herpetological%20mission%20report%20Tiantanghzai_description%20of%20the%20observation%20of%20a%20possible%20new%20specie%20of%20hynobiidae.pdf
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Southern California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)Observer
cdegroofDescription
As found upon flipping a large flower pot. It appears to be eating this pill bug.
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Larch Mountain Salamander (Plethodon larselli)Observer
veltkampDescription
Crazy two-pronged tail
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Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)Observer
cnddb_brianDescription
West slope Temblor Range. I have not found any range maps that include the Temblors in the range of Ensatina (?).
https://californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/e.e.eschscholtzii.html
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=1439&inline=1
Update: whereas no range maps include the Temblor Range, including the Stebbins, Wake, and others work on ring species, not surprisingly Dr. Sam Sweet has collected an Ensatina from this area, http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ccber/herps?id=urn-catalog-ccber-herps-31720
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Siberian Salamander (Salamandrella keyserlingii)Observer
swetlana_meshcheryagina
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Monterey × Large-blotched Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii × klauberi)Observer
prakritDescription
Appears to be a hybrid between the two sympatric subspecies here.
Final slide: E. e. eschscholtzii, E. e. klauberi, and the hybrid together.
With @catullus
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Southern Blackbelly Salamander (Desmognathus amphileucus)Observer
rachelbvDescription
ClemsonHerpSpring2024
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
desmond_macnealDescription
This leucistic individual is Salamander C. This one has been photographed and observed since 2010 many times by Don Scallen and it had at least been alive two years before that, making it thirteen years old- two years older then me!
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
macklooksatstuffPlace
PrivateDescription
Calvin I think
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Mountain Spiny Crocodile Newt (Echinotriton maxiquadratus)Observer
wchen-syPlace
Private
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Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)Observer
paintchippaDescription
Doing the dirty
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Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens ssp. viridescens)Observer
potatolord_lordofpotatoesDescription
Distinct look
Breeding
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Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens ssp. viridescens)Observer
zuqu5Description
One is definitely a red spotted newt but the other is much lighter, yellowish although small red dots are visible. Adults in the pool were definitely engaged in mating behaviors. Could this be a female? But I thought that red spotted were fairly monomorphic.
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Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Observer
bwise34Description
Silver-backed variant
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Two-lined Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa biseriata)Observer
carlosanfibio
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Two-lined Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa biseriata)Observer
anacastrillon
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
pgeorgakakosDescription
Carnage. 4 newt tug-of-war with a worm. Observation for the newt on the left
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Red-bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis)Observer
pgeorgakakosDescription
Carnage. 4 newt tug-of-war with a worm. Observation for the newt on the top
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Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps gavilanensis)Observer
lacey_laces
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Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)Observer
snakeysteveDescription
Additional photo of two newts eating fish entrails
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Portuguese Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra ssp. gallaica)Observer
fedra_21
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Eastern Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ssp. zibethicus)Observer
dongminsungDescription
Confirm?
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