Possible Pseudohynobius sp.
Mission report with more precisions here: https://www.lpo.fr/media/read/8526/file/Herpetological%20mission%20report%20Tiantanghzai_description%20of%20the%20observation%20of%20a%20possible%20new%20specie%20of%20hynobiidae.pdf
As found upon flipping a large flower pot. It appears to be eating this pill bug.
Crazy two-pronged tail
West slope Temblor Range. I have not found any range maps that include the Temblors in the range of Ensatina (?).
https://californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/e.e.eschscholtzii.html
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=1439&inline=1
Update: whereas no range maps include the Temblor Range, including the Stebbins, Wake, and others work on ring species, not surprisingly Dr. Sam Sweet has collected an Ensatina from this area, http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ccber/herps?id=urn-catalog-ccber-herps-31720
Appears to be a hybrid between the two sympatric subspecies here.
Final slide: E. e. eschscholtzii, E. e. klauberi, and the hybrid together.
With @catullus
This leucistic individual is Salamander C. This one has been photographed and observed since 2010 many times by Don Scallen and it had at least been alive two years before that, making it thirteen years old- two years older then me!
Calvin I think
Doing the dirty
Distinct look
Breeding
One is definitely a red spotted newt but the other is much lighter, yellowish although small red dots are visible. Adults in the pool were definitely engaged in mating behaviors. Could this be a female? But I thought that red spotted were fairly monomorphic.
Silver-backed variant
Carnage. 4 newt tug-of-war with a worm. Observation for the newt on the left
Carnage. 4 newt tug-of-war with a worm. Observation for the newt on the top
Additional photo of two newts eating fish entrails
Really nice Van Dyke's-like colouration on this one.
Found after recent flood on the bank of the Toccoa River.
Observation is for the salamander on the right in first frame. All three individuals were pulled about 20 feet away from eachother.
Hembra, adulta, encontrada sobre tronco en descomposición en horas de la mañana, cercano a quebrada (6m).
One of the coolest individuals I have ever seen. Had the normal zigzag pattern but it was gray instead of red! I've seen it on a few other individuals at this location like that but not as profound as this.
Identification helped by the shape of the skull (not photographed in detail), apparently killed by a mammal, maybe a fox according to the feacal pellet with insects
Observation is for the salamander in the front. All three individuals were pulled about 20 feet away from eachother.
Esemplare incontrato a 100 metri di profondità in una grotta verticale
Predating juvenile Green Frog
Eyeing a bristletail.
The active bristletails share this rock spot with the slender salamander. I often see them together. I read that the very diminutive springtail are the prey-size that slender salamanders are interested in so I don't think this one wants to eat the bristletail but it certainly looks like some interaction might be about to take place.
Nikkor 105mm Micro lens with a 24mm extension tube and ring flash shot at f/11. Lens adapted to Sony E mount, RAW image file. Hand held at arm's length. I think I have a feel for the minimum focus distance of this manual lens. I expected to miss the focus completely but I gave it a try and succeeded!
In orange colored creek.
Found under scrap metal in CZU burned property.
creditos por las fotografias al amigo wilo (ing. Baudilio Arias)
When frightened, the body stiffens and flattens
From Feb to Apr, blurred dates
2 adults and a hatchling under a rock. Both photos are as found by Emily Taylor. The adults appeared to be a male preparing to deposit a spermatophore for a female.