Yellow-tailed C. pyrrhogaster

[TJ]

I've seen a lot of variation in C. pyrrhogaster before, but I don't recall ever having seen one develop yellow coloration on its tail like this:

(Message edited by TJ on December 16, 2005)

 

[TJ]

 

[joan]

Kind of freakish. Incomplete white breeding streak, with the red/orange of the belly coming through?

 

[TJ]

Hi Joan. Well, nice theory but you may notice that there is also some yellow coloration under and around the front leg

Here are some pics from today:

I keep this newt in my C. cyanurus tank for no particular reason other than that it is smaller than my other C. pyrrhogaster and I like to keep a close eye on it.

 

[TJ]

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