Long tailed salamander

[ira]

Pictures taken in SW. PA about a month ago:

The flash made this guy look alot redder than he actually was, he was a bright banana yellow with bright spots in nature. It was dusk and i had to use the flash or it wouldnt have come out.

 

[lolo]

Lucky you!

 

[ira]

yeah, he was pretty big, but was missing at least half of his tail (which was just starting to regenerate when i found him). You can see the tail looks quite stumpy in that first picture.

 

[ira]

SV length was in the neighborhood of 3 inches, total length was probally 4.5.

Its definatly one of the prettiest local salamanders around here, but super hard to find. this is only the second one i have seen in the 13 years i have been salamander hunting in this area.

 

[ira]

I was'nt really thinking about size when I was photoing him, he could very well be 6 inches long, i was just making guess based on how big my hands are.

Wow, i am amazed you can find 6 of these in one day, like i said, this is only the second one i have seen in my life around here, and i have been salamander hunting for a long time. I mostly find duskys, 3 lined, springs and slimeys. maybe i should stop at some good habitats next time I drive through ohio to get some pictures.