Ozark Sal Habitat II

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This is a bog/pond in Webster County, Missouri. By early Summer, it looks drastically different than this because dense reeds and other semi-aquatic plants grow very lush. I have found A. maculatum, A. opacum, and N. v. louisianensis here. It looks quite shallow, but you actually sink up to your chest in the middle.

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A quick swipe of the net reveals...A. opacum
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Another opacum and a first year Rana catesbeiana tadpole.
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Let's just say A. opacum is very common here...this was my best swipe.
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A. maculatum was also here.
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Seems a lot of the eggs were laid too far on the perimeter of the bog, and the developing embryos were doomed.
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A male N. v. louisianensis who was apparently hunting tiny Pseudacris crucifer tadpoles in the shallows
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And finally, a young Rana catesbeiana nearby, also with P. crucifer tadpoles.
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(Message edited by nate on April 17, 2004)
 
Amazing shots, Nate!
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Would love to have been there myself. I'm looking forward to more photo series like these.
I hope you managed to rescue the doomed embryos...
 
hehe, actually I did not intervene or I would have been there all day. There is never a shortage of maculatum larvae though, believe me.
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Gotta love what I suppose is your boot in the 7th pic, thought you found a huge salamander showing its back at first...

Cool to see a newt doing the floating thing in nature! Spread 'em!

Can't say that maculatum is rare at that site eh?
Nice pics.
 
Yep, I put my boot in the photo to show how shallow the water is.
 
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