Lungless salamanders

Here are a few lungless salamanders found in a small seep in Allegany State Park. The first is a red backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus), and the others are dusky salamanders (Desmognathus sp.), either Allegheny (D. ochrophaeus) or Mountain (D. fuscus).

 

Mudpuppy

Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) 21-JUL-13
A juvenile, found swimming between rocks in a shallow section of the Allegheny.

Back in the area for a while...

 

 

I'll be posting again for a few weeks, as the Allegheny Valley Project is back in town for the summer. Here's our first summer visitor:

 

Red spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in the terrestrial juvenile "eft" phase.