C. cyanurus

[justin]

If this works, here are some of my C. cyanurus. They're not nearly the quality of Tim's pictures, but I've never shot through water before, so I apologize. If it was a frog on a leaf I'd be better...

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(Message edited by TJ on December 10, 2005)

 

[justin]

Just to point out some things I find interesting-- the line that separates the gray from brown on the sides of them as evident on the first photo. Also, I believe they have the dot on the cloaca--though I have to check again on all of them. I have 3.3 which I hope will begin reproducing shortly, I just got them so they need to acclimate, but I expect eggs (with some luck) when I raise the temperatures up next week. I have had the finished part of the basement where they are located as cold as I could get it since I got them.
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[garrison]

One of my seven c.cyanurus has this almost bicolor look about her like the one above, none of the others though. I think this further illustrates the variability in color found in batches of this species.

 

[justin]

All of mine have it, though some have large black dots, and some have different shades of the brown on the back.
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[TJ]

Justin, those pics will do just fine

But press the enter key after each picture code to separate them (unless you want say 2 small pics in a row) or they'll all bunch together in a row and make your thread difficult to read. I fixed the problem this time

That's an interesting observation you made.

Speaking of variability in color, the same C. cyanurus newt can look dramatically different over time. I think back to the way mine looked when I first got them and then look at them now, and it almost seems they are not the same animals. They were mostly light brown, as seen in this thread: http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/24121.html?1097363244

...but now they're mostly light grey or dark grey, it seems.

 

[justin]

Tim, that is a drastic change. I have C. cyanurus from this line that I posted pictures (WC unknown locality) and then ones from Ed which are fairly different-- much more brown to cream. I have 3 adult males from Nate and 6 larvae I am raising. I'd also like to mention that these adults are from Mike Shrom and he nursed them from wild animals to extremely healthy animals (which eat pellets-- I shall join the confession). I'll begin to photograph the others shortly. I'd like to get photos of all my animals, but I still have issues with photographing through glass-- I only have a macro ring flash, so I have to hold it to the side while focusing with the same hand, which is awkward at best.
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[jennifer]

That's a stunning blue tail on that last one. Cyanurus are awesome newts to keep, very undemanding.

 

[justin]

This is a horrible picture, but it shows the sexual dimorphism between the males and the females (which I refer to as manatees).

 

[justin]

Also the second photo is what I was talking about when I mentioned spots.
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