Desmognathus organi

Hello folks,

here a few pictures of my Desmognathus organi

Best Greetings,

Kamil

Lucky you!
Can you tell us more about this specie?

Hello,

I got these animals about one year ago - I got them as Desmognathus wrighti. But as I know where they were caught originally I was able to determine that they have to be D. organi now.
My biggest female (on the pictures) is about 5.4cm long. I keep my group (1,3) in a 3.7l box from a know, swedish shop The bottom is filled with gravel with a piece cork and a bit moss on top. They feed normally with micro-crickets, Drosophila, ... As their habitat is really cold I keep them in the basement.

Best Greetings,

Kamil

Really pretty species with a beautiful colour

magnifique

Beautiful salamander

Gorgeous species !

Thanks for those informations Kamil. Are they all year terrestrial?

Desmognathus wright / organi are all life long terrestrial. The eggs are being deposited on land, from which complete metamorphed juveniles hatch. They have no aquatic phase in their life-cycle.

Great pictures and animals!!

Kamil a écrit:

They have no aquatic phase in their life-cycle.

interesting !!

They set on eggs in plants?

(excuse-me for my bad english...)

Hello,

@cerko: I don't know if it is in moss or under wood or stones - but it is definately terrestrial.

@tout: I am happy, that you like the pictures!

Best Greetings,

Kamil

As they have been D. wrighti until recently: Desmognathus wrighti on amphibiaweb.org (french): http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Desmognathus&where-species=wrighti&account=raffaelli&gaa=

Thanks !