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"It is believed by some naturalists that the red-backed salamander returns to the same highly effective wintering site each year. As cold weather sets in and older adults instinctively head toward their preferred wintering sites, the younger members of the population in the immediate area may follow these elders using their exceptionally keen sense of smell and eventually learn where good wintering sites exist." www.adirondackalmanack.com/2011/11/red-backed-salamanders...
Oregon Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis) - Pt Reyes National Seashore, California
A rainy night meant there were salamanders on the move. This Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis was one of several we found. One of the subspecies residing in central California.
with "Stumpy" and one of the small salamanders rescued from a sewage lagoon a few months ago. They are Tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum). Photo by Frank.
Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) - Berkeley, California
The backyard at my current residence in Berkeley, CA is far from the biggest or even greenest yard I've had BUT its the first yard with salamanders! Infact there are two species, California Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps attenuatus and the Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris). The slender salamanders are present in greater numbers but less prone to leave the leaf litter and cover of the ground, whereas the arboreal salamanders live up to their name and thus make for better photo subjects if I'm trying to include the house in the background as well. Without disclosing my address, I have to say that this isn't a particularly green area - its decidedly suburban; yards are small and there is a lot of concrete all around... but these salamanders are able to persist!
Ambystoma opacum from South Carolina. These salamanders are typically common and widespread through many eastern states. They prefer hardwood bottomlands that flood seasonally, where they will deposit their eggs beneath rotten logs and other debris. They will sit with the eggs until seasonal rains cause water levels to rise and lead the eggs to hatch.
Deze vuursalamander (Salamandra Salamandra) kruiste vanmiddag nietsvermoedend ons pad. Het beestje was niet erg onder de indruk want vervolgde rustig zijn of haar weg.
Het diertje kan een giftige stof afscheiden (met kliertjes aan weerszijden van de kop); de opvallende kleur dient dan ook om vijanden te waarschuwen: 'pas op, ik ben giftig'!
Ilfeld (Harz), 15-5-2022
Not much sun here lately so have been focusing on getting some salamander pics.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
Found this little guy at night, when I was walking the pooch. He was very cold,so i brought him home.{ after he had pictures taken, I released him!
I just made that up, but the first of the salamanders were out crossing the road to their breeding pools last night. Earlier and earlier each year - and just in time for a March snowstorm we're supposed to get tonight...
Perfect warm night with rain so Stace and I went down to the Skaneateles Conservation Area to see if any Spotted Salamanders were crossing the roads on their annual migration to their breeding ponds. Sure enough the area was full of them. We helped over 15 salamanders and countless frogs across the road, hopefully ensuring the next generation of these amazing creatures. Happy Friday!
Salamandres sous la pluie - Salamanders in the rain - Salamandra bajo la lluvia
Salamandre adulte avec un bébé sur ma terrasse, qui cherche une autre cachette car avec les fortes pluies de ces derniers jours, on inondée celle qui était son nid depuis plusieurs années maintenant
salamander with a baby on my terrace, which looks for a other hiding place because with the heavy rain of these last days, one flooded the one who was her nest for several years now
Salamandra adulta con un bebé sobre mi terraza, que busca otro escondite porque con las lluvias fuertes de estos últimos días, inundada el que era su nido desde hace varios años ahora
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When the gargantuan task of ensuring the Redcar Blast Furnace was safely blown down was completed in quick time, work afterwards to mothball the furnace with what is known as a “salamander tap” wasn’t carried out.
This tap would have drained the last liquid iron from the furnace hearth.
Instead, a great lump of huge weight cooled and solidified. It remains in place almost nine years later.
Archive. Probably not happy about being removed from the garden to a safer place, and wanting to wash up a bit.
Some Smokies Salamanders for your Saturday - All of these were seen and photographed on the Grotto Falls Trail off of the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in Great Smoky National Park. To the best of my knowledge, the first 3 are all Black-bellied Salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus).
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) - Tilden Regional Park, California, USA
A slender salamander from the East Bay hills. These amazing little salamanders can survive in even urban environments and can be found in gardens in yards in urban areas including within San Francisco! Amazingly although they are the same species, the salamanders on the West side of the Bay belong to a southern lineage whereas the ones on the east side of the Bay belong to an eastern lineage that are thought to have diverged from each other a minimum of 7.6 million years ago. Especially amazing as the salamanders are found less than 10 miles apart and the bay in the middle has only been there for about 10 thousand years.
My son and I went to look for Tiger Salamanders in a lake on top of the mountains by our house. We got there a little late but still managed to find 8 of these beautiful salamaders in the shallows. My son even waded in and caught one with his net when I was photographing one which was very surprising.
Nauta Salamander (Bolitoglossa altamazonica) - Amazonas, Colombia
This is the first tropical salamander I have ever photographed, I'd seen them before but never at a time that I had a camera handy. I spotted this one from quite far away as I saw a little squiggle on a distant leaf. I had a pretty good idea as to what I was looking at and as I approached my suspicions were confirmed! I thought back light might make for an interesting image here. These little salamanders are quite slow to move and seem to be unlikely predators of small insects. However they have a secret weapon, they are able to shoot their tongue out at amazing speeds and nab any small invertebrates that venture close. I saw it in action a few times with some unlucky mosquitoes but unfortunately it was much to fast for me to photograph successfully this time around.
The axolotl is an amphibian native to very limited areas of Mexico. Due to habitat destruction, they are critically endangered.
Their super power is that they are able to regenerate body parts quickly. Over the course of just a few weeks, they can regenerate limbs, lungs, heart, jaws, spines, and even parts of their brains.
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Humboldt County, California, USA
Coastal giant salamanders are one of the largest terrestrial salamander species in the world and can exceed one foot in length (the one pictured here was about 8"). These salamanders inhabit damp coastal forests in the Pacific Northwest, and are usually found near streams or other aquatic features. Larvae are aquatic, and can take two years or longer to metamorphose (in some cases larvae never transform and remain as aquatic gilled adults). Adults are voracious predators and are known to eat rodents, banana slugs, and snakes, as well as other amphibians and invertebrates. This species is most abundant in old-growth forests, and is threatened by logging and associated increases in stream siltation.
Did a bit of cleanup on the garden pond, have to be carefull and check the net each scoop, found two Salamander's and four dragonfly nymphs.
The ridiculously warm weather has these guys migrating to their breeding pools already. In fact, I think some of them actually were out last week back in February! Spent some time with volunteers last night helping these guys across the road in the Skaneateles Conservation Area.
Salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) are out very late in the year.
Feuersalamander (Salamandra salamandra) sind sehr spät im Jahr unterwegs.
This pond at the Wunderlich County Park used to be a reservoir for the Folger estate. Now it is home to rough-skinned newts.
(Ambystoma annulatum). A heavily gravid female from the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.
This salamander's pond was dry except for a few intermittent pools no more than an inch or two deep. Despite this, the ground was littered with fresh spermatophores, likely deposited during the rain event two days prior. I found this ridiculously huge female near the pond's edge. Despite her uncomfortable appearance, she was still able to move about quite nimbly. I hope that more rains come soon so that she may deposit the massive load of eggs that she is carrying.
I had an enjoyable day in the woods looking for macro subjects. I spent some time looking under rocks in and around the stream. This beautiful Northern two-lined Salamander was delightful to find. I gave it a bath in the stream and posed it on the leaf for a picture.
Sadly in my area there is a Spotted Salamander Migration route To vernal pools that crosses a road. Last Night (3/5/25) me and some friends went out to do some field research and Herp saving as these salamanders are not the only Herps moving to the vernal pools. (Spring Peepers, Leopard Frogs, Pickerel Frogs, Wood Frogs, American Toads, Etc.) After moving these guys across the road I had a little window for some photos.
Thanks @Brady O'Brien For the tips, tricks, and info!
Camera Setup:
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight, Nikkor 105mm Mc, Nikon Z6iii, AK Macro Diffuser.
Spotted this green salamander while climbing in West Virginia a couple of weeks ago. It seemed like it might have been sick and we didn't want it under our feet where we might step on it, so I relocated it several feet away from where we were and took pictures of him. I think this one came out the best.
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