Blue Ridge Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi)

Created: June 27th, 2010 - 09:02 PM
Last Modified: June 27th, 2010 - 09:02 PM Entered by: Scott Ras
Record 49011

Country: United States		State: Pennsylvania	County: Cambria County	Time: 2010-06-21 13:00:00
Qty: 2	Age: --	Sex: Both	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: Cold Water mountain Spring
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 80.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

We were circling Duman Lake just looking for anny thing we noticed and I spotted a cold mountain stream. I was looking under medium sise shale rocks and while overturning one I noticed aproximately 25 eggs of undertermined origin singaly attached to the underside of the rock. As the silt started to clear I saw 2 aquatic salamanders under the rock wich I later identified. I am not sure if the eggs were layed by the salamanders or if they were feeding on them.

Identification we made thrue the National Audubon Society Feild Guide To Reptiles And Amphibians, I also compared the locations and conditions of other simular species and subsiquently ruled out other simular species.

Comments

Posted by Nathan Richendollar on Jan 14, 2013 at 07:34 PM

PA doesn't have Blue Ridge Springs, you probably saw a bright Northern Spring.