Cynops cyanurus

[paul]

Here two more pictures of my Cynops cyanurus female.
The yellow cheek spot:

The color of cloaca and tail:

Paul

 

[TJ]

The tail on that gal almost looks like a paddletail. Besides the cheek spot, I wonder if tail shape is a characteristic that distinguishes cyanurus from other Cynops species...

 

[paul]

The belly of one female:

And of the second female:

Paul

 

[isaiah]

Just thought you would like to see one of Nate's

 

[paul]

Here you find some more cyanurus pics:

http://de.geocities.com/paul_bachhausen/Molch-Register/Archiv/cyanurus/e_cynops_cyanurus.htm

Paul

 

[paul]

Hi,

today one of my C. cyanurus female presented this defence behaviour:

Greetings Paul

 

[TJ]

Cool shot, Paul! That reminds me of the one Ralf posted recently at: http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/13490.html?1079891404

I've never had any of mine show such a posture. Maybe I just don't appear threatening enough to them

 

[paul]

Hi Tim,

I never before observed such a behaviour.
The situation:
Last year I kept them in a tank in my newt room, with a lamp.
Then I put them in basement for the winter – only small window, 10 °C.
One week ago they came in a tank in my garden. Here they changed their behaviour complete.
The whole day I could not see them, but in the evening they came out of their hiding place.
Water temperature climbed within one week from 5 to 10 and yesterday up to 17 °C. So I took one of the female out of hiding place and at once it showed such a posture for approximate 10 minutes.

Paul