A congress of salamanders

No, that blog post title is not a dig at the goons on Capitol Hill. It’s apparently the proper term for a group of salamanders. We’ve been seeing a lot of them lately ’round these parts. Take a look…

Red-backed salamander:

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Unidentified black salamander:

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Red eft:

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Another one of the unidentified black salamanders, with little white spots all over…

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…and missing the distal-most portion of his tail!

Lovely creatures. We share a common ancestor with them about 371 million years ago. They’re practically kin!

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