Very large ( 5 inch ) Plethodon vehiculum

sde

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 5, 2012
Messages
1,892
Reaction score
51
Points
48
Location
Seattle area Washington
Country
United States
Display Name
Seth
Hi all,

Just wanted to share that I found a 5 inch Plethodon vehuculum! This species doesn't usually get this large, in my experience with an average of 33/4 inches total length, but this female ( or at least I think it was a female ) was almost 5 inches. Yes, I have to admit, it was about a sixteenth of an inch short of 5 inches, but I decided to round up a bit ;)
I have been wanting to find a five incher for a while now, kind of a goal of mine. And finally, after finding some that were very close ( 41/2 and 43/4 inches ) I finally found one. Yes!!!

Here are the pictures. Enjoy! -Seth
 

Attachments

  • P1160362.jpg
    P1160362.jpg
    96.3 KB · Views: 571
  • P1160373.jpg
    P1160373.jpg
    138.1 KB · Views: 402
  • P1160378.jpg
    P1160378.jpg
    98.8 KB · Views: 417
  • P1160381.jpg
    P1160381.jpg
    177.3 KB · Views: 422
  • P1160382.jpg
    P1160382.jpg
    193.8 KB · Views: 365
  • P1160383.jpg
    P1160383.jpg
    136.4 KB · Views: 336
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • rreu:
    z
    +1
    Unlike
  • Dnurnberg:
    Hello. I just noticed two notches, white small bubbles on the hind legs of one of my male newts.
    +2
    Unlike
  • Dnurnberg:
    I'm trying to put the l
    +1
    Unlike
  • FragileCorpse:
    Hey everyone, just want a little advice. Its 55 - 60 celcius in my Salamanders tank. Hes curled up and tyring ti bury himself, Im assuming hes too cold. I was wondering if he would benefit from a heated rock cave (since he LOVES his cave) that I could set on low? I NEVER see him curled up and trying to bury himself unless his tank sits at 63 degrees celcius or lower. So I am assuming hes a little uncomfortable.
    +1
    Unlike
  • FragileCorpse:
    He also seems a little sluggish, again, assuming hes cold. Having heating trouble with the new house right now. What do we think? Was thinking of grabbing this for him since its got very low, medium, and higher medium heat settings that exude heat downward inside the rock cave but ALSO exudes it UPWARDS outside of the rock cave, effectively keeping the tank itself a little warm. Seems like it miiiight be a little small for him though, my guy is about 7 inches from tip of his nose tothe tip of his tail. What do we think? https://www.amazon.com/Reptile-Simulation-Adjustable-Temperature-Tortoise/dp/B0CH1DPGBC
    +1
    Unlike
  • FragileCorpse:
    I also asked this as an actual question in a thread in case anyone wants to answer it there instead of here
    +1
    Unlike
    FragileCorpse: I also asked this as an actual question in a thread in case anyone wants to answer it there... +1
    Back
    Top