Fall/Winter Herps
Posted: December 9th, 2015, 7:59 am
I haven't posted here in a while as I haven't gotten out in the field as much as I'd like. "Work is the curse of the herping classes," to badly paraphrase Oscar Wilde.
I can't remember if I ever shared my Winston County, Alabama, Aneides from late summer, so I'll start there.
Green Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Haley and I went to Charleston, South Carolina, for our honeymoon in September and saw several alligators on our brief hiking excursions.
American Alligator by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
American Alligator by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
American Alligator by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
I've been turning up red salamanders fairly frequently this fall.
Here's one from October in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Northern Red Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
This one's a Bibb County, Alabama, specimen from late November.
Red Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Marbled salamanders are always out in force this time of year. Both of these photos were taken in a small park in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Marbled Salamander Guarding Eggs by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Marbled Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Robb, Chris, and I did manage to align our schedules once this season (so far) and did some herping in Tuskegee National Forest on Thanksgiving weekend. We were targeting Pseudotriton, as both muds and reds have been found in the area. We've all found P. montanus there before but were hoping to do so again while adding P. ruber to our list of finds at this site. The Salamander Gods did not deign to bless us with Pseudotriton, but we made some pretty good finds, considering the short period of time we spent looking.
Four-Toed Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Mole Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
I'm still hoping to get the tiger salamander monkey off my back this winter and will likely head back to a smallmouth salamander site for better photos of that rarely-seen Alabama ambystomatid.
As always, thanks for looking!
I can't remember if I ever shared my Winston County, Alabama, Aneides from late summer, so I'll start there.
Green Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Haley and I went to Charleston, South Carolina, for our honeymoon in September and saw several alligators on our brief hiking excursions.
American Alligator by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
American Alligator by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
American Alligator by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
I've been turning up red salamanders fairly frequently this fall.
Here's one from October in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Northern Red Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
This one's a Bibb County, Alabama, specimen from late November.
Red Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Marbled salamanders are always out in force this time of year. Both of these photos were taken in a small park in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Marbled Salamander Guarding Eggs by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Marbled Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Robb, Chris, and I did manage to align our schedules once this season (so far) and did some herping in Tuskegee National Forest on Thanksgiving weekend. We were targeting Pseudotriton, as both muds and reds have been found in the area. We've all found P. montanus there before but were hoping to do so again while adding P. ruber to our list of finds at this site. The Salamander Gods did not deign to bless us with Pseudotriton, but we made some pretty good finds, considering the short period of time we spent looking.
Four-Toed Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
Mole Salamander by Adam Cooner, on Flickr
I'm still hoping to get the tiger salamander monkey off my back this winter and will likely head back to a smallmouth salamander site for better photos of that rarely-seen Alabama ambystomatid.
As always, thanks for looking!