Archivbilder vom Teichmolch (Lissotriton vulgaris). Bei Arbeiten an dem Gartenteich mussten diese schicken Tierchen zeitweise mit einem Aquarium vorliebnehmen.

#artenvielfalt #natur #natur #amphibien #amphibians #molche #schwanzlurche #Caudata

I finally encountered some live Ambystoma gracile (northwestern salamander) yesterday! They were out in force around a local lake, now that the temperatures have stayed above freezing for several nights in a row. Beautiful animals.

#salamander #ambystoma #caudata #herp #herping #amphibian #inaturalist #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #vancouver #britishcolumbia #canada

Leider geht es dem Feuersalamander (Salamandra salamandra) aufgrund der eingeschleppten Salamanderpest (Bsal) immer mehr an den Kragen. Vielerorts sind Massensterben zu verzeichnen.
🖖 Lurchi

#natur #artenvielfalt #nature #caudata #amphibien #Salamandridae #amphibians #amphibian

#NewSpecies
New salamander from Colombia just snuck in!

Bolitoglossa muisca
Holotype: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/63BA9285-C4FE-45B0-B828-BDB37F4E06BF
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1158.99077
#Zookeys

#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #salamander #caudata #colombia

#NewSpecies of Siren Discovered in the United States https://www.sci.news/biology/siren-sphagnicola-11812.html

Unraveling Siren (#Caudata: #Sirenidae) systematics and description of a small, seepage specialist https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5258.4.1

#Sirens are elongate, eel-like aquatic #salamanders. All living sirens possess external gills with comb-like filaments, lidless eyes, and laterally compressed tails with fin blades. They lack pelvic girdles and associated hindlimbs, a trait unique within salamanders.