Species on page: 4 species in 3 families (out of 10 families)

Salamandridae: California newt (Taricha torosa)

Plethodontidae: Arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris)

Plethodontidae: Ensatina (Ensatina eschschloltzii)

Plethodontidae: California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders) California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)

Cryptobranchidae:

Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)

California Newt (Taricha torosa)

Newt photography

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)

Close encounter of the Gingrich kind, California

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)

California newt

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Jasper Ridge
2011

Newt

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Jasper Ridge
MLA first year students
November 18, 2023
Canon 7Dmark2

Wunderlich

Newt emergent

Photographing Nature class
November 1, 2014

The newt's new clothes

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Photographing Nature class
November 1, 2014

Newt hanging out

Photographing Nature class
November 1, 2014

Newt pooled

California newt (Taricha torosa) Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Photographing Nature class
November 1, 2014

Sir Isaac

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Russian Ridge
Night walk
February 25, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Russian Ridge
Night walk
February 25, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Russian Ridge
Night walk
February 25, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Self-reflection

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Russian Ridge
Night walk
February 25, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Photographing Nature
Filoli
February 9, 2019 Saturday
Canon 7Dmark2

California newt

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Jasper Ridge
With Joel Simon's photography class
April 30, 2023
Canon 7Dmark2

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (newts)
Rancho Cañada del Oro Christmas Bird Count
With Michael Hawk and Cat Chang
December 27, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae
Sam McDonald Park
With Photographing Nature class
March 2, 2019
Canon 7D markII

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Sam McDonald Park
With Photographing Nature class
March 2, 2019
Canon 7D markII

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Arroyo Seco
January 24, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (newts)
Arroyo Seco
January 24, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Kermit the newt

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (newts)
Wunderlich Park 2021
February 12, 2021
Canon 7D markII

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae
Henry Coe State Park
March 27, 2021
Canon 7D markII

Newt

California newt (Taricha torosa)
Family: Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)
Purissima Creek Redwoods Preserve
March 22, 2025
Pixel 9 Pro XL

Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)

In my back yard

Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
Family: Plethodontidae
Arcadia Place, Palo Alto
December, 2008

Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
Plethodontidae
Arcadia Place, Palo Alto
December, 2008

Felt Lake

Arboreal salamander

Felt Lake
Photographing Nature class
February 2, 2013

Arboreal salamander

Arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris)
Family: Plethodontidae
Photographing Nature class
Felt Lake
February 2, 2013
Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Ensatina (Ensatina eschschloltzii) Family: Plethodontidae

Ensatina

Ensatina (Ensatina eschschloltzii)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
San Vicente Redwoods
January 19, 2025
Canon 7D MarkII

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) Family: Plethodontidae

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Purissima State Park
January 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Purissima State Park
January 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Slender salamander

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Russian Ridge
Night walk
February 25, 2017
Canon 7D markII

Slender

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Russian Ridge
Night walk
February 25, 2017
Canon 7D markII

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Photographing Nature course
Wunderlich Park
December 2, 2017
Rebel T5i

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Photographing Nature course
Wunderlich Park
December 2, 2017
Rebel T5i

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Photographing Nature course
Wunderlich Park
December 2, 2017
Rebel T5i

Slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Photographing Nature
Filoli
February 9, 2019 Saturday
Canon 7Dmark2

Slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Photographing Nature
Filoli
February 9, 2019 Saturday
Canon 7Dmark2

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

Photographing Nature
Jasper Ridge
March 16, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Sam McDonald Park - 2020
June 10, 2020
Canon 7D markII

California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Wunderlich Park
July 4, 2020 with Jennifer, Leslie, and Christin
Canon 7Dmark2

Slender

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Family: Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area bioblitz
El Cerrito
February 11, 2024 bioblitz
Canon 7D MarkII

Tiger salamander ()

Tiger salamander

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
Stanford Dish
February 4, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2

Tiger salamander and breakfast

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
Stanford Dish
February 4, 2024
Pixel 9 Pro XL

Tiger salamander and breakfast

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
Lagunita
February 4, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2

Tiger salamander and breakfast

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
Lagunita
February 4, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2

Tiger salamander

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Family: Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders)
Stanford Dish
February 4, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2

Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)

Giant salamander

Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Family: Cryptobranchidae
Zhangjiajie
May 16, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Amphibians

Frogs

Salamanders

Last modified: February 4, 2025
Created: December 31, 2010
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