| On Aug 18 Sean Burgett and Mike Patterson went up to
Fox Creek on the north side of Saddle Mountain. A juvenile Dicamptodon
in the process of metamorphosing was found in the water of lower East Fox
Creek. We speculated that it might be a rare terrestrial Cope's Giant
Salamander. One Aug 30 Sean and Mike returned to Fox Creek with Larry
Jones
to see if another one could be found and one was...
Herptiles detected thus far (based on 4 trips):
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Unidentified metamorphosing terrestrial Dicamptodon caught 8/18. |
Another shot of the unidentifed Dicamptodon from 8/18 |
Here's another Dicamptodon caught 8/30 |
paedomorphic Cope's Giant Salamander (aka neotene) |
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) 8/18 More robust, longer hind legs, fluffier gills. |
Cope's Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei) 8/4 More slender, scrawny hind legs. finger-like gills. |
Western Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum) 8/4 |
Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni) 8/4 |
Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei ) 8/4 tadpole left, juvenile right |
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Adult male Tailed Frog note the tail 8/30 |
Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri) from 8/4 |