Under the wood pile

[wsmoak]

Not exactly *in* the garden, but isn't this guy neat??


121223_7219 by wsmoak, on Flickr

Who knew we had polka-dotted salamanders here...

-Wendy

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

cool looking salamander! i've seen those on occasion up here, but i mostly see the red ones when i've removed wood from the ground during the early spring into wet summers.

 

[so lucky]

What a beauty! I love salamanders. How big is he? When my DH and I were in the mountains in North Carolina, I found some baby salamanders that were only about an inch long. I have a photo somewhere of one in the palm of my hand. So tiny. Made me want to take a bunch home, but I refrained.

 

[wsmoak]

He was quite large, 5-6" or so. I scooped him up and re-buried him under a log where he won't be disturbed this winter. -Wendy

 

[so lucky]

Maybe you will have little ones next year.

 

[Carol Dee]

The only spotted salamanders I have seen have ALL yellow spots. This one is cool with the orange spots!

 

[journey11]

That's a really good pic. He looks huge!

 

[Smiles Jr.]

Thanks for sharing. Isn't nature beautiful?

 

[digitS']

Who newt we had polka-dotted salamanders here...

I wonder if salamanders all have quite small ranges. That they are "localized," if you will.

If you can do some searching, Wendy, you may find that he is really quite a rare critter. That might be true with the "Coeur d'Alene salamander" which apparently, is just within about 100 miles from here and so seldom found that little is known about it.

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

Pretty fancy guy Wendy!