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• Sal@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It is a Mushroom-Tongued Salamander, from the genus Bolitoglossa. It’s not any specific species, and the image below is not the image that I used as a reference, but it actually resembles the logo more than the image I used as a reference.

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  • GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I finally got a chance to look this up and this is the weirdest and most fascinating salamander face I’ve ever seen.

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    • Sal@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ha, their webbed-feet are also pretty cool. They are arboreal salamanders.

      webbed feet from Bolitoglossa

      Bonus X-ray image:

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      They can also shoot their tongue ballistically to capture prey: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q4XYpjBNsc

      And don’t get me started on Bolitoglossa jacksoni…

      Come back any time for more Bolitoglossid facts 😜

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      • GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        whoa

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  • GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    also lol i failed herpetology by called those things “chelicera”

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    • Sal@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hahaha! They are called “nasolabial grooves” and through capillary action it helps move odor particles towards the vomeronasal organ. They tap their snout on surfaces to collect odors and pheromones.

      It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. These salamanders belong to the “Lungless Salamander” family. They can’t rely on their lungs to pull-in the odor molecules, so they have to rely on a different trick!

      Some more info here: www.britannica.com/animal/lungless-salamander

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      • GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Oh that’s what those are!

        They tap their snout on surfaces

        So they boop things like dogs do. lol

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