Blue Ridge Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber nitidus)
Created: May 6th, 2019 - 08:45 PM
Last Modified: May 6th, 2019 - 08:45 PM Entered by: Nathan Richendollar
Record 318685
Last Modified: May 6th, 2019 - 08:45 PM Entered by: Nathan Richendollar
Record 318685
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Country: United States |
State: Virginia |
County: Floyd County |
Time: 2019-05-05 11:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Larva |
Sex: -- |
Method: Rock flipping |
Habitat: Rocky, clear trickle through grassy area |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 60.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Overcast |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 2915.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
Nice little find in a small, picturesque trickle leading to a historic grist mill. A couple from Minnesota was photographing the mill and asked us what we were doing, so they got a spiel from both of us on Appalachia's salamander biodiversity (but seemed to enjoy it). The pictures are not stellar. This is a Blue Ridge based on maps from the Virginia Herp Society website indicating that Blue Ridge Red lives in Carroll, Grayson, SE Floyd, W Patrick, and SW Franklin counties while Northern is dominant in the rest of the state.
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