large salamander specimen

large salamander specimen

Large salamander, scientific name: Siren lacertina, genus Blunt-mouthed salamander, alias: lizard salamander, swamp salamander. No hind limbs, short forelimbs, mucous glands on the body surface, body length up to 90cm, smooth skin without scales, yellowish brown to dark green, with dark stripes or spots. Freshwater wetlands in southeastern North America, including Florida, Georgia, Alabama and the Mississippi River Basin. It inhabits swamps, peat bogs, streams and rice fields, usually 0.5-1.5 meters deep, and depends on humus substrates. Stamp food aquatic insect larvae (mosquitoes, mayflies), crustaceans.
Xiashan pepper fish

Xiashan pepper fish

The male length of Xiashan pepper fish is 8.4-11.9 centimeters. The length of the head and torso is 4.7-6.7 centimeters. The tail is very short, accounting for approximately 69.5% of the length of the head and body. There are 13 wrinkles (ribs) on the side of the body. The species nickname Nebula means "cloud like" in Latin. Yellow stripes appear on the back of the tail and the outer edge of the abdomen.