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This was my first find of a Seal Salamander. In the genus of my beloved local Dusky Salamanders (Desmognathus) and so familiar in ways, but much larger than any Dusky and such a beautiful spot pattern. Photographed in a creek near Blue Hole not far from Charlottesville, Virginia (USA).
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Houghton Creek, Dusky Ravine, Allegany County, NY, USA
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Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, Va. (USA)
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Happily turned up from under a log on a warm, humid morning.
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Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, USA
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A nice treat to lift a stone and find this meal underway Dusky Ravine, Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY, USA
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The "Slimy Salamander Complex" is a large collection of (probably interbreeding) species that are notoriously difficult to tell apart in the field. Nevertheless, because of the region where this was photographed (Francis Marion National Forest of South Carolina), and the higher density of white markings on the lower sides, I'm calling this one as 'variolatus.' -- If anyone has any other ideas, though, please feel free to correct this ID.
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This valiant female guarding her eggs repeatedly bit the stick I used to excavate some of the mud for this picture.
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Houghton forest, Allegany County, NY, USA
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Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, Va. (USA)
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Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon (USA)
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Breaks, Virginia, United States
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Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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This was my first find of a Seal Salamander. In the genus of my beloved local Dusky Salamanders (Desmognathus) and so familiar in ways, but much larger than any Dusky and such a beautiful spot pattern. Photographed in a creek near Blue Hole not far from Charlottesville, Virginia (USA).
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Houghton Creek, Dusky Ravine, Allegany County, NY, USA
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