Plethodontinae Gray 1850

Dusky Ravine, Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY, USA

I was thrilled to pull up a piece of thick moss and discover this amphibian nursery.

King of the fishless streams. Ok, not really, but they are adept hunters. Check out those protuberant eyes and that keeled tail!

Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Adult female brooding eggs in southern Ohio. Two more were found with eggs nearby.

I was thrilled to pull up a piece of thick moss and discover this amphibian nursery.

Still working on this whitebox field technique. Not completely happy with these results, but there are some details on these Duskies that I just love.

Still working on this whitebox field technique. Not completely happy with these results, but there are some details on these Duskies that I just love.

Still working on this whitebox field technique. Not completely happy with these results, but there are some details on these Duskies that I just love.

I was thrilled to pull up a piece of thick moss and discover this amphibian nursery.

Photos from a good morning in Dusky Ravine, near Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY (USA)

Still working on this whitebox field technique. Not completely happy with these results, but there are some details on these Duskies that I just love.

Adult female with recently hatched clutch from southern Indiana.

Adult from Michigan.This species--along with Eurycea cirrigera--is found in one rocky stream surrounded by hemlock and nowhere else in Michigan.The origin of this population--native or introduced--is still not yet known.

Photos from a good morning in Dusky Ravine, near Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY (USA)

Photos from a good morning in Dusky Ravine, near Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY (USA)

Dusky Ravine, Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY, USA

I was thrilled to pull up a piece of thick moss and discover this amphibian nursery.

Photos from a good morning in Dusky Ravine, near Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY (USA)

Juvenile from Michigan.This species--along with Eurycea cirrigera--is found in one rocky stream surrounded by hemlock and nowhere else in Michigan.The origin of this population--native or introduced--is still not yet known.

Dusky Ravine, Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY (USA)

I was thrilled to pull up a piece of thick moss and discover this amphibian nursery.

Dusky Ravine, Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY, USA