Spring Cleaning

[mark]

Whilst cleaning out some tanks today I grabbed the opportunity for some shots.

Lissotriton vulgaris

Tylototriton shanjing

Cynops pyrrhogaster - This guy was once the egg here!

Calotriton asper

Triturus marmoratus laying eggs

some of her eggs - I thought these were duds but they seem to be developing

and then it fell out the jelly prematurely, oops.

 

[cameron]

Awesome pics Mark!

 

[dane]

really great pictures as always mark, what kind of moss is that you use in those terrestrial set-ups??

 

[michelle]

Very nice pictures Mark & a great variety to look at. Especially the Embryonic Development of your Cynops pyrrogaster & the picture of him now it's a treat to see. Best of luck with the rest of the eggs.

 

[mark]

Hi Dane, that’s moss collected from the great outdoors. I’m no moss expert but the bulk of it looks like Thuidium tamariscinum with a spot of sphagnum thrown in. There’s probably a number of species growing in the same clump. We have a particularly damp climate here in the UK and moss isn’t hard to find.