What subspecies of Tigers?

[TylototritonGuy]

They look exactly like my Tiger I have which is a A.tigrinum...

 

[Neotenic_Jaymes]

Hey umsallie expert i wild caught my grey i LIVE IN MN IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA AND YA

Do you have a picture of your salamander you could post?

 

[Coastal Groovin]

I doubt they are from IL. They only have Eastern Tigers A. t. tigrinum. Their head shape is all wrong for eastern tigers in that picture. I agree with Jaymes and John, they are A. mavortium. Pet stores and wholesalers are notoriously ignorant or just plain liars about where they get their animals. I'm 100% positive they are A. mavortium or a mavortium hybrid.

 

[Coastal Groovin]

From what I know about Ambystoma mavortium diaboli are in extreme MN. Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum are thought to possibly be there too. That isn't confirmed though.

 

[frogman]

I don't remember if the exact subspecies of my tigers was ever established, but here is a quick update on them. They have grown a lot with the leaning towards 10 inches and the female at 8 inches they have impressed me a lot. I expect them to continue growing as neither have really bulked up yet. Bulking up is a term that I use that I commonly see in axolotl's, where they go through a phase during the time when they are 6 inches and usually ends when they're 7 to 8 inches. What happens is the animal loses that young looking body shape, the arms widening, and their heads widening too, and they take on that adult shape. Since neither have done that yet I assume that they have not finished growing. They are extremely active and fun to keep and maybe now I can get an accurate determination on the subspecies I believe they're barred tiger salamanders. Here are some pictures of how they look now!
The "male" I believe




The "female" I believe




Thanks,

Evan

 

[John]

They are Barred Tigers, but as to what locality/race/state I couldn't say. Also, I'm afraid your female looks like a young male to me. Females don't really have a bump, even in breeding mode it's barely a bump. Pretty animals though!

 

[otolith]

A bit late to the party here but you can definitely rule out California tigers; the spotting, base color and morphology are all wrong.

 

[frogman]

Yes they are pretty animals, the one I believed was female is usually a very bright yellow. She has not shed in a while but is crazy awesome looking after she does.