Identifying larvae?

[hattori]

Hello all. Sorry to add ANOTHER larvae identification post, but I've seen pictures of my guy all around the web with many different classifications.

He(?) was caught in a local pond on accident a month or two ago in NC, USA.

This is pretty much what he looks like:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Palmate_newt_larva.jpg

but without the spots. He's got the same pinkish/yellowish tint.

Any help would be great.

 

[Azhael]

The animal in the picture is a european species, Lissotriton vulgaris, there is no way we can identify an american species by a description based on a european one...sorry :S
If you could take a picture of your larva, then we could take a look and see if an identification is possible.

 

[hattori]

This is the best that I could do. I used my dad's professional photography camera but it wouldn't focus - too small, and it blended too well.

But hope this helps, anyway.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

I would venture to say that it is a young Ambystoma maculatum. Without a better picture that is simply a guess though.

 

[deliriah]

I would say Justin is right, A. maculatum. Or spotted salamander. I catch these all the time while scooping for microfoods for my own caudates. It's hard to say though because I can't really tell if that is a dark tail tip from the pic, if it is, It's likely A. maculatum.

 

[hattori]

Here we are! Decent pictures!