Jakob Woodall
@jakob-woodall.bsky.social
A herpetologist based in California 🐸
Finally the night arrived! The first photo was my view of the salamander peeking out from a boulder. Both salamanders came from very similar habitats; next to waterfalls! We were here to swab the salamanders for chytrid and confirm the population status as it had been 20yrs since the last survey.
July 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Finally the night arrived! The first photo was my view of the salamander peeking out from a boulder. Both salamanders came from very similar habitats; next to waterfalls! We were here to swab the salamanders for chytrid and confirm the population status as it had been 20yrs since the last survey.
If possible, I try to get eyes on the area before surveying at night. It also makes for great photos!
July 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If possible, I try to get eyes on the area before surveying at night. It also makes for great photos!
Our daytime survey consisted of looking under rocks and boulders. Unfortunately we came up empty, but there’s always night!
July 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Our daytime survey consisted of looking under rocks and boulders. Unfortunately we came up empty, but there’s always night!
The view from the camp was worth the journey itself!
July 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The view from the camp was worth the journey itself!
The next bit of trek involved bouldering and scrambling along a snow-melt stream until we reached the site where we made camp
July 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The next bit of trek involved bouldering and scrambling along a snow-melt stream until we reached the site where we made camp
They can be tricky to find! I’ve had good luck looking in shady areas <10m from streams and on rocks immediately next to small tributaries during the middle of the day. This one was spotted at 4pm with air temps around 25C in a mature riparian corridor.
June 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
They can be tricky to find! I’ve had good luck looking in shady areas <10m from streams and on rocks immediately next to small tributaries during the middle of the day. This one was spotted at 4pm with air temps around 25C in a mature riparian corridor.