<i>Hynobius nebulosus</i> (Nagoya type)

[TJ]

These egg sacs are from a far eastern form of H. nebulosus found in the area around Nagoya. They were once thought to be a a far western form of H. tokyoensis, and known as the "Owari Salamander."

(Message edited by tj on May 06, 2006)

 

[terry]

there is always something about those egg sacs which make me pause and stare. Lovely pics Tim!

 

[jennifer]

Somehow I missed this when it was posted Tuesday. Beautiful! Are all the egg sacs the same size as the hand-held one? The ones in the water look larger, but it's hard to judge size there.

 

[TJ]

Thanks. That one in the hand is about 6 cm in diameter, probably smaller than the ones in the water there. Notice that it's curled tighter, which makes it look even smaller.

I didn't get good pictures of adults, but here are some anyway:

 

[ester]

Thanks Tim, those pictures are great.
The tail in that first picture seems very short, is that normal for this species?