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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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