#amphiuma pholeter

[sneak-lizard-lizard]

I found a one-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter)! Which is a new recorded species for Mississippi I've already contacted the right people to let them know and for them to confirm that it is a one-toed! If it is it's going to be the 3rd rare/endangered species I have found in this area!

[plexxiglas]

What an amazing day of field herping! I found a ringneck snake, a banded water snake, a redbelly snake, a corn snake, three black widows, two (TWO!) one-toed amphiumas, at least six teeny tiny Gulf Coast waterdogs, a bunch (literally hundreds) of ladybugs huddled together on a tree, a beaver skull, AND a complete, well-preserved raccoon skull. What an awesome, awesome day.