Watauga County
Watauga County
Watauga County - Larval, first of the year for me.
Location only accurate to County level.
Location is only accurate to County to protect privacy of this spot. We had an amazing 7 salamander species on one rainy evening.
young animal with bright coloration and dark eyes
second ever. under a log
Richland County, SC
Found within 10 miles of where a historical montanus record was noted, and the pattern heavilly reminds me of some mid-atlantic montanus photos I’ve seen. Plus the iris appeared more brown, but it is hard to tell since I had to recover the third photo from a bad smudge on my lens.
larva - one of two seen
subadult and larval stage
photo 2 fish closest to cam
Commonly called a Sawfin Shiner. Similar to Mirror Shiner, but red only cover the first few rays of the dorsal fin. Going with this ID until it is described.