This summer we have been watching 6-8 inch Western Tiger Salamanders in the livestock tank in pasture S4, there are several adults and numerous juveniles. These salamanders supposedly are widespread in Nebraska and live on land in rodent burrows such as prairie dog towns only moving to mudholes and ponds to lay eggs and have their young develop. How they manage to get in the tank is a mystery to me as in my many years on the ranch I had never seen these amphibians before.
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