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CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE
image is of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis - hellbender |
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Lungless, Asian and Middle Eastern Dist. (Family) |
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[image]
Incomplete metamorph, no hind limbs |
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[image]
leopard patterns, can have gills (Family) |
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DICAMPTODONTIDAE
Dicamptodon ensatus |
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| This family contains costal grooves and an easily identified spp |
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AMBYSTOMATIDAE
contains CA Tiger Salamander! |
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[image]
Look for large vent glands and small eyes (Family) |
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SQUARE VENT (Family) |
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RHYACOTRITONIDAE
Rhyacotriton variegatus |
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AMPHIUMIDAE
Amphiuma tridactylum
number of toes corresponds to spp name |
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Contains two subfamilies:
Hemidactyliinae
Plethodontinae |
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| Contains Batrachoseps, Bolitoglossa, and Hydromantes spp |
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| Contains Aneides, Ensatina, Desmognathus, and Plethodon spp |
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[image]
note dorsal color under eye |
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Taricha granulosa
in SALAMANDRIDAE |
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Taricha rivularis
in SALAMANDRIDAE
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Taricha torosa
in SALAMANDRIDAE
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[image]
note ventral color under eye |
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Taricha sierrae
in SALAMANDRIDAE
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Ambystoma californiense
in AMBYSTOMIDAE
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Ambystoma gracile
in AMBYSTOMATIDAE |
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[image]
NOTE LONG FOURTH TOE |
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Ambystoma macrodactylum
in AMBYSTOMATIDAE
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Ambystoma mavortium
in AMBYSTOMATIDAE
note: LARGER than CTS |
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[image]
Santa Cruz County to Sonoma County |
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Dicamptodon ensatus
in DICAMPTODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Mendocino County and northwards |
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Dicamptodon tenebrosus
in DICAMPTODONTIDAE
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Rhyacotriton variegatus
in RHYACOTRITONIDAE
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Hydromantes brunus
in HEMIDACTYLIINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
note flattened head and body and granite pattern |
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Hydromantes platycephalus
in HEMIDACTYLIINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
note: has shorter legs |
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Batrachoseps attenuatus
in HEMIDACTYLIINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: spp has light belly and is middle size of three spp |
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Batrachoseps major
in HEMIDACTYLIINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: largest of three spp in group |
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Batrachoseps robustus
in HEMIDACTYLIINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: this spp has an "overbite" |
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Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi
in PLETHDONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: spotting is most obvious on tail |
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Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: ribbed pattern between dorsal/ventral obvious |
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Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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Note: no webbing between toes |
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Plethodon dunni
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: short tail and slender head |
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Plethodon elongatus
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: rounded toe tips, spots most apparent on distal region |
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Aneides flavipunctatus
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
NOTE: Big monkey feet on rear!! |
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Aneides lugubris
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTIDAE |
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[image]
Note: longer digits and mottled pattern |
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Aneides vagrans
in PLETHODONTINAE
within PLETHODONTINAE |
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