8th grader, Brenna H. brought in quite the find today...a 30cm (12") monster salamander. I had an idea what it was but wanted to contact the professionals. Here is what Dr. Peter Ducey from SUNY Cortland had to say:
Yes, you are correct that this is an adult mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), a fully aquatic salamander found in many of the large lakes and river systems in this part of the country. They have been reported to be active all year, including under the ice, and are sometimes caught by people while fishing.
8th grader, Brenna H. brought in quite the find today...a 30cm (12") monster salamander. I had an idea what it was but wanted to contact the professionals. Here is what Dr. Peter Ducey from SUNY Cortland had to say:
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are they threatened and/or endangered?
I saw a tiger salamander once.
they are endangered
we should put a visitor locations icon on the side of our blog too
No, they're pretty common. Mr. Filzen said they are found quite frequently in Owasco Lake.
I dont want to swim in that lake again.
they are scarey
thats cool she lives two doors down from me wonder if she found it in the creek out back. was it alive?
Becca,
I think she found it while she was ice fishing...Owasco Lake maybe? I can't remember what she said.
Mr.DeVoe,
Owasco lake is where we found it. We were ice fishing and we found it on the ice.
Brenna Hahne
oh my god that looks so weird. Do they all look like that?
From what I've read this one was fairly long...at 1 foot. I think they're usually shorter.
Okay. No role model here. I really have no desire to know what I'm sharing my swimming space with. I'll let the scientists keep track, keep it safe... and then I want the snakes, salamanders and anything else creepy to stay out of my sight.
Immaturely, Ms. B.
god that looks so gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and huge!!!!!!!!!!!
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