Dark-sided Salamander (Eurycea longicauda melanopleura)
Created: February 10th, 2020 - 05:37 PM
Last Modified: February 10th, 2020 - 05:41 PM Entered by: Nathan Richendollar
Record 332094
Last Modified: February 10th, 2020 - 05:41 PM Entered by: Nathan Richendollar
Record 332094
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Country: United States |
State: Missouri |
County: Greene County |
Time: 2020-02-09 17:00:00 |
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Qty: 5 |
Age: Varying |
Sex: Both |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: cave entrance and streambed |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 55.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Drizzle |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 850.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
In crevices near the entrance of a cave, and in the stream flowing from it, Bethany and I saw six Dark-sided sals (one of which was the pictured larvae, and five adults) on an evening visit and a return visit after dark. Bethany vouchered a light-colored, near-translucent specimen already, thus I'm recording the other five. We took pictures of two, one sub-adult/small adult and one larvae, while the other three were too far back in the rock crevices to take pictures. There were several hibernating bats present in the cave crevices, as well as one Pickerel Frog.
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