More on Salamanders

Dior, in comments to my recent post, asked about the role of hybridization in the California Tiger Salamander. I have done some checking and here is what I found. From Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Other primary threats are hybridization, or interbreeding, with non-native salamanders, and predation by non-native species. The threat of hybridization is [...]

Friday Salamander Blogging

Spotted Salamander California Tiger Salamander Life Cycle Salamanders first appeared in the Jurassic. It is believed that they evolved from lpospondyles such as the microsauria. Salamanders are considered to be the least specialized of amphibians – mainly due to their conservative body plan. One interesting feature in salamander evolution is the secondary loss of bone [...]