Let's Talk Herpetology

I painted every salamander species from my home state of Pennsylvania!

Fun fact: the entrance to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge has a HUGE painting of a Cheat Mountain salamander

It's little bullfrog season!

New lifer!!! I found my first Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander!

Hawk tuah? More like, hike to a local creek to look at salamanders

Salamanders are so cute when they walk!

Someone left a baby carrot in the middle of the trail, weird...

Did someone say #WorldSnakeDay?

I like when lizards are simply chilling. Just look at this guy... Not on his phone, just living in the moment

Added two reptiles to my life list today: the eastern hog-nosed snake and the six-lined racerunner!

Spiny softshell turtles look like muddy pancakes

@MintyBadgers I've seen 11 of these in the wild. Maybe one day I'll have seen them all!

@FrogsAndSuch Very nice artwork! How many of these have you seen in the wild?

I painted every salamander species from my home state of Pennsylvania!

@dsa_tw Great question! Pennsylvania is situated in the Appalachian Mountains, which is where salamanders first evolved. Therefore, this region has more salamander diversity than anywhere else in the world.

@FrogsAndSuch Why are there so many species?

Make sure to follow my art instagram at AlleghenyFloraFauna!

@AmyTeamBre @herpetALLogy It's pretty hard to tell. Generally, females tend to be larger, but that's not a great metric to use. I'm not aware of any reliable ways to tell with toads outside of their mating season.

@FrogsAndSuch @herpetALLogy Hey thanks! Any way to tell if male or female? From my little research it seems to hard to tell without 2 side by side.

Put in a small wildlife pond in my backyard in hopes of a frog/toad. My neighbor found and brought over a toad! I live in Ohio. Any idea what kind or if it’s male or female? @FrogsAndSuch #amphibian #herpetology @herpetALLogy

LET HIM PLAY

ATTENTION EVERYONE newts That is all

Spring salamanders look like they're made of raw chicken