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Western Slimy Salamander, Plethodon albagula Found near trail of commercial cave in twilight zone
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Found in leaf litter while sieving for terrestrial snails.
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"This individual was really interesting. I attempted to key (Powell, Collins, Hooper. 2012) it out multiple times, and find myself continuing to do so. The one trait that is tripping up the ID is ""chin only slightly lighter than venter"" or ""chin distinctly lighter than venter"". This trait seems a little too subjective to me. I decided that the chin was distinctively lighter than the venter, which was about as dark as the rest of the body. From that point on, the other traits are locality information, none of which fit this salamander. So I back-tracked, and thought maybe it is only slightly lighter than the venter, and again the next trait are localities that did not fit this salamander. I will add some more pictures of this animal later."
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"This individual was really interesting. I attempted to key (Powell, Collins, Hooper. 2012) it out multiple times, and find myself continuing to do so. The one trait that is tripping up the ID is ""chin only slightly lighter than venter"" or ""chin distinctly lighter than venter"". This trait seems a little too subjective to me. I decided that the chin was distinctively lighter than the venter, which was about as dark as the rest of the body. From that point on, the other traits are locality information, none of which fit this salamander. So I back-tracked, and thought maybe it is only slightly lighter than the venter, and again the next trait are localities that did not fit this salamander. I will add some more pictures of this animal later."
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Plethodon albagula observed in a small cave. Note: This cave has restricted access. Permission from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is required.
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Juvenile found under flat rock in moist dirt
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Note: The cave where this specimen was observed has restricted access. Permission from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is required.