A TINY Sally.. which one???

[Redfoot NERD]

This is the smallest I've ever seen in the wild.. found him while pulling weeds [ for redfoot food ] amongst the leaf-litter along the fence! Not exactly sure which species he is.. { Cumberland plateau TN locale }.. the first pic shows how small - thought he was a worm at first. I put him in 1/4" of water so he wouldn't dehydrate and the light caused him to change from a light-grey when I found him to the brown in the pics..

Larry will probly come up with a species.. anybody else?

nerd

 

[Itort]

Terry, I'm jealous of you living down in sallyland. All I see are big mole sallys and an occasional newt or mudpuppy.

 

[drgnfly2265]

Wow, so tiny! But realy cute!!!

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[terryo]

Terry, I'm jealous of you living down in sallyland. All I see are big mole sallys and an occasional newt or mudpuppy.

Mudpuppy???? I love mudpuppies. I saw one in a petstore, and was going to get it, and then found out it needed brackish (?) water. It was adorable though.

Is this the same thing, Terry? I found this in my pond.

 

[Itort]

Terry, I'm jealous of you living down in sallyland. All I see are big mole sallys and an occasional newt or mudpuppy.

Mudpuppy???? I love mudpuppies. I saw one in a petstore, and was going to get it, and then found out it needed brackish (?) water. It was adorable though.

Is this the same thing, Terry? I found this in my pond.

Terry, that is an eastern newt, another good find.

 

[Itort]

Terry, what did the mudpuppy look like. Two things about this animal have me wondering; first our mudpuppies would have to go to New Orleans to see brackish water and second I have seen neotate Tiger sallies sold as mudpuppies (surprise when they lose gills and climb out of tank). Another example of the extensive knowledge of petshops.

 

[Jacqui]

Terry, your newt looks like the one I had in my aquarium as a kid.

Nerd, I like your "worm" He is just so tiny. Not something I have ever gotten to see before. How quickly did he change colors?

 

[terryo]

Terry, what did the mudpuppy look like. Two things about this animal have me wondering; first our mudpuppies would have to go to New Orleans to see brackish water and second I have seen neotate Tiger sallies sold as mudpuppies (surprise when they lose gills and climb out of tank). Another example of the extensive knowledge of petshops.

I just looked it up. It was a Mudskipper, not a mud puppy. Mudskippers are really cute, but have to be kept in brackish water.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Terry, your newt looks like the one I had in my aquarium as a kid.

Nerd, I like your "worm" He is just so tiny. Not something I have ever gotten to see before. How quickly did he change colors?

Seeing that little one was a first for me too.. is why I took pics!

It's colors changed as soon as it was exposed to the light.

nerd

 

[Itort]

Well, Terry what kind is it? Anyone know?

 

[chelonologist]

Looks to me like a metamorph of an Ambystomid, probably Ambystoma maculatum or A. opacum. Given the time of year, I would lean more towards A. opacum. Just a guess...