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Sometimes, just before a Spotted Salamander hatches, the layer of algae folds away leaving an almost perfectly clear globe and an unobstructed view of the tiny amphibian curled inside.
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Spotted Salamander eggs in the George Washington National Forest of Virginia in 2019. Many have already hatched. Here's one that will hatch very soon.
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Box Turtle, Rockingham County, Virginia
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Box Turtle, Rockingham County, Virginia
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Box Turtle, Rockingham County, Virginia
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Box Turtle, Rockingham County, Virginia
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Hydras on a Spotted Salamander Egg in a vernal pool, George Washington National Forest, Virginia
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Caddisfly larva in vernal pool, George Washington National Forest, Virginia
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Spotted Salamander embryos in a vernal pool, George Washington National Forest, Virginia
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Spring Peeper, Cootes Store, Virginia
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Caddisfly larva and Spotted Salamander eggs
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The pineal eye of a Green Frog! That’s right, some herps have a light sensitive third “eye” in the middle of their head!
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Detail: The pineal eye of a Green Frog! That’s right, some herps have a light sensitive third “eye” in the middle of their head!
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Spotted Salamander eggs in a vernal pool, Virginia
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Spotted Salamander eggs in a vernal pool, Virginia
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Spotted Salamander eggs in a vernal pool, Virginia
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wood frog tadpoles and spotted sal eggs - vernal pond20190330-P3300181_1
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wood frog slow motion study - vernal pond
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Spring Peeper, Cootes Store, Virginia
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Portrait of an Eastern Newt underwater, George Washington National Forest, Virginia
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Spotted Salamander eggs in a vernal pool, Virginia
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Spotted Salamander eggs in a vernal pool, Virginia
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Spring Peeper in a vernal pool, Augusta County, Virginia
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Marbled Salamander larva in a vernal pool, Augusta County, Virginia
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Portrait of a Spotted Salamander underwater in a vernal pool, Augusta County, Virginia
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Red-spotted newt eating shed skin, George Washington National Forest, Virginia
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salamander larva
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Wood Frog in the snow, George Washington National Forest, Virginia
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Wood frog reflection
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American Toad Call - visible frequency
