Ambystoma tigrinum melanostrictum pics

[rattler]

two weeks ago

tonight

 

[Clint]

did you raise it from the larvae? i had a "waterdog" once, really cool!

 

[rattler]

no the top pick is how i foun him with gills almost gone. i see he was on the piece of cork bark floating in his tank this morning. guess im going to have to set up a tank for him to dig in

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

tiger salamander?

 

[rattler]

yep

 

[Clint]

oh you found him? neat. i thought they lived in mexico

 

[rattler]

tiger sallys? they range over most of the USA.

 

[Nflytrap]

You are probably confusing tiger salamanders with axolotls which occur around Mexico City in Mexico. Mexico happens to have a few other species similar to tigers also.

 

[rattler]

oh yeah axolotls................they are Ambystoma mexicanum, close cousins to tiger salamanders

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

yea they live all over the place. while planting my moms tomato garden we accidently dug up two. i took them and released them in the creek behind us. i also found a HUGE one behind our church. oh what a fun time recess was....

Alex

 

[Clint]

ooh yeah axolotls is what i meant. i've never seen any tiger sally's in real life, only my axolotle