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Blue Ridge Red Salamander?


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Posted by greg woodie on May 02, 2003 at 21:33:20:

In Reply to: Blue Ridge Red Salamander? posted by bloomindaedalus on May 02, 2003 at 12:33:16:

:well,
:a northern red would likely have belly spots
:black chinned is probably out of that range (experts?)
:mud also out of range
:blue ridge spring has a light colored bar which seems absent in your specimen

:plus there is no spotting on tail

:so seems like you made a good id.
:it sure is gorgeous.
:what were the colecting conditions like? were there others nearby? what was the local environment like?

well, it was a nice spring day in the low to mid 70's(is that what you mean by conditions?). this was the only specimen of its kind that i saw. the area was a big cattle field where i usually look for snakes - lots of junk and debris lying around. there's a small stream that runs though this field coming out of the mountains. i was walking along the stream in a shaded area and turned over a piece of chipboard that was partially in the water. the salamander was resting underneath. it's very rocky and hilly in this area.




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