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michael-ray — Eurycea lucifuga

Published: 2012-03-11 16:43:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 801; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 18
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Description Eurycea lucifuga - Cave salamander, Northwest Arkansas.
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Comments: 18

Kagorae [2012-04-02 04:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Mm, cute specimen, nice shot~

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michael-ray In reply to Kagorae [2012-04-02 04:50:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Tsubane [2012-03-25 02:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Lucifuga! Lucky catch! I've only ever seen longicauda.

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michael-ray In reply to Tsubane [2012-03-25 04:40:04 +0000 UTC]

Yep! Nice. I ended up getting the "Eurycea grand slam" this day, with lucifuga, longicauda, spelea, and tynerensis within 100 feet of each other.

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Tsubane In reply to michael-ray [2012-03-26 21:15:47 +0000 UTC]

Wow, amazing.

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michael-ray In reply to Tsubane [2012-03-27 04:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

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SarahVlad [2012-03-21 00:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Ahhg my favorite salamander!!! I just did a study on this not too long ago, such an interesting species! Great shot

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michael-ray In reply to SarahVlad [2012-03-22 00:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! This was my first time seeing them in the wild. I've worked with a few salamander species back in California, but I've only been living in this side of the country less than two years.

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cosmicspider [2012-03-15 14:21:11 +0000 UTC]

Its head kind of makes me think of a frog's more than a salamander. Cute little thing

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michael-ray In reply to cosmicspider [2012-03-15 14:58:38 +0000 UTC]

I thought the same thing when I was messing with it. This was the first one I had seen in the wild.

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VertigoZero [2012-03-11 22:01:34 +0000 UTC]

What a cutie.

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absolutangel04 [2012-03-11 20:45:34 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhhhh, he is so cute!

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michael-ray In reply to absolutangel04 [2012-03-11 21:54:07 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha right?

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AdMalamCrucem [2012-03-11 17:02:24 +0000 UTC]

I totally didn't know this species (actually I know almost nothing about salamanders), but I already love it !

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michael-ray In reply to AdMalamCrucem [2012-03-11 17:07:19 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. They're a pretty cool species, but there really isn't a lot fully known about them. They're only found in a few states and they are pretty habitat specific, usually utilizing the depths of limestone caves.

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AdMalamCrucem In reply to michael-ray [2012-03-11 17:13:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I recognized the type of rock on the picture (mineralogy is rather my field of knowing... ).

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michael-ray In reply to AdMalamCrucem [2012-03-11 19:28:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh nice!

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AdMalamCrucem In reply to michael-ray [2012-03-13 09:18:33 +0000 UTC]

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