<i>H. takedai</i> (Hokuriku Salamander) larvae

[TJ]

Traded away several of my H.nebulosus morphs and received these 3 larvae in return

which I was told were "rescued" from near a construction site. Seems their former habitat had all but disappeared when last checked

 

[TJ]

In response to an e-mail request for more larvae pics of this species

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[TJ]

 

[henk]

Exiting shots of a rare species Tim...I would be interested to follow the further development of the animals as they grow and become adult.

 

[TJ]

 

[TJ]

One of the two larvae has a broad tail with a nick in it (the one pictured directly above), while the other's tail is sharper:

Don't ask about the first one pictured way at the top of this thread. As I recently confessed to Henk, it morphed early and apparently drowned

I'm still kicking myself for not having prepared more than an artificial island. So I'm left with these two. Here's a frontal view of "Sharpie":

(Message edited by TJ on October 16, 2003)

 

[TJ]

They're both morphing now. I've been watching them very carefully and taking precautions to prevent another accident. Interesting to see how dark they've become

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[TJ]

This is their simple setup:

 

[TJ]

Here they are now: