AHI in AR Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I found this thing in a crawlspace today. The little guy was about 3-1/2" long and real skinny. He was likely blind also; my flash didn't cause any reaction. (Camera flash, that is. I didn't drop my trousers to test his reaction.) His tail wasn't pointed like a lizard, it was more of a small "flipper" type thingie. Anyone know what it is? Click to Enlarge 65.4 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Type of salamander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 He's amphibious, is that standing water on the left of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Maybe an Eft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 It's a newt; but not one of the Gingrich genus. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I found that guy's cousins in ductwork, once. https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... C_ID=12404 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I figured it was some type of salamander/newt, but I didn't know exactly what kind. In a dozen years, I've seen some odd crawlspace inhabitants but never one of these. I have placed my hand on huge slugs a couple of times, though. The area to the left in the pic was quite damp, and when he finally moved he sort of fell off the edge of the brick and down into the mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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