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by skybutton
February 28th, 2015, 1:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Smokies at start of march?
Replies: 5
Views: 2650

Re: Smokies at start of march?

Thanks everyone. I actually live in Florida now, so that wouldn't be much of a spring break trip for me haha. And some of my friends have never seen snow before so they've been really wanting to go somewhere where we're likely to see snow is part of why we chose the smokies. I just checked out the D...
by skybutton
February 25th, 2015, 12:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Smokies at start of march?
Replies: 5
Views: 2650

Smokies at start of march?

Hey everyone. I'm headed from Florida up to the Smokies for spring break (first week in March) and don't have much experience herping there. I had two main questions: what notable (in your opinion) species are likely to be active at the very beginning of March, and also, will the presence of maybe a...
by skybutton
September 14th, 2014, 10:22 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Trying to Decide Where to go for Thanksgiving
Replies: 7
Views: 3527

Trying to Decide Where to go for Thanksgiving

Hey everyone. I'm currently a freshman at the University of Florida in Gainesville, although I've been deeply interested in herpetology as long as I can remember. I'm from Connecticut, so I've only lived here about a month. So far the stuff I've found though has been pretty disappointing. I've seen ...
by skybutton
May 11th, 2014, 1:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What are the indentations on this Spotted salamander?
Replies: 7
Views: 2043

Re: What are the indentations on this Spotted salamander?

Very fascinating stuff, thank you all! I did some googling about the lateral line system and neuromasts in Ambystoma maculatum and found this neat paper if anyone is interested: http://www.lannoolab.com/pdfs/Cannibal%20Morph/Lannoo%201985.pdf I'm not entirely sure what is meant by "cephalic sti...
by skybutton
May 10th, 2014, 8:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What are the indentations on this Spotted salamander?
Replies: 7
Views: 2043

Re: What are the indentations on this Spotted salamander?

I'm afraid I don't understand.
by skybutton
May 10th, 2014, 4:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What are the indentations on this Spotted salamander?
Replies: 7
Views: 2043

What are the indentations on this Spotted salamander?

Alright, so I took this photo of a Spotted salamander this April and this is something that I've been wanting to know since. Go to the image, and look at the head. Along the edge of both eyelids are small indentations if you look closely that line up with the eyelids (not sure if they actually count...
by skybutton
May 10th, 2014, 3:49 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Looking for advice on herping near Gainesville
Replies: 1
Views: 1162

Looking for advice on herping near Gainesville

Hi all, I've been a lurker on these boards for awhile but haven't done much posting. I'm currently a high school senior in Connecticut, but will be attending the University of Florida Honors College next year as a double major in Zoology and Wildlife Ecology & Conservation. Herpetology has been ...