Today I found my first pair of Red Salamanders with eggs, so I wanted to share that with you all!
The pair
The progeny
Oh January the surprises you hold for us to find!
Red Salamander Eggs
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Re: Red Salamander Eggs
awesome find! i didnt know they guarded eggs. especially in pairs
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Yeah pseudotriton and desmognathus tend to actually have some parental care of eggs. Pretty cool to see it in person.
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Re: Red Salamander Eggs
Amazing!
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Don't you know the rules?!?! You are supposed to post a picture of slug eggs and then we debate it!
Kidding, very cool observation. I've only seen it myself with Dusky's, didn't know Reds did it too.
Kidding, very cool observation. I've only seen it myself with Dusky's, didn't know Reds did it too.
Re: Red Salamander Eggs
red salamander eggs have only rarely been observed. Great find! Im not so sure about that being a "pair." Male parental care is extremely rare in salamanders and I do not think it has been documented in Plethodontids.
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I did some reading and discovered female communal nesting is somewhat common, so I think you are right, probably both ladies.spinifer wrote:red salamander eggs have only rarely been observed. Great find! Im not so sure about that being a "pair." Male parental care is extremely rare in salamanders and I do not think it has been documented in Plethodontids.
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Wow, that is a first!