Salamanders - breeding and keeping

Salamanders and newts can make for extremely endearing and interesting terrarium animals. They stand out by their bright colours, bizarre dorsal crests that make them look like miniature dragons, and behavioural expressions that are thrilling to watch. They range from purely terrestrial to entirely aquatic species, and the variety available to the terrarium keeper is huge. In short: Studying these delightful animals will never become boring!In this generously illustrated and praxis-orientated guidebook, a team of experienced keepers and breeders describes in detail the basics of successful keeping and breeding your tailed amphibians. In more than 60 species accounts of newts, salamanders and even caecilians, the authors discuss individual particulars and point out what you must be aware of.- Anatomy and Ecology- Husbandry and Propagation- Preventing and Treating Diseases- Detailed Species Accounts- Many useful How-tos- Richly illustrated

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PrefaceTaxonomy and SystematicsBiology Metamorphosis The skin Anti-predator behaviour Colours, patterns and colour morphs Thermoregulation Diet Reproduction Natural habitats of tailed amphibiansKeeping salamanders and newts Keeping in an aquarium Keeping in a terrarium What to look out for when making a purchase Environmental conditions Population density Handling The right dietReproductionSexing Triggers for mating Deposition and development of eggs Development of the larvae Metamorphosis Raising freshly metamorphosed tailed amphibians The right diet for terrestrial juvenilesSalamanders, laws and ethics Amphibian decline and keeping salamanders - a contradiction? Laws governing the keeping of newts and salamanders Individual identification and markingDiseases of salamanders and newts How to recognise a sick tailed amphibianMost common diseasesMedical care for diseased tailed amphibiansSpecies accounts of t ailed amphibians (Urodela) Salamanders and newts, Salamandridae Calotriton asper (Pyrenean Newt) Cynops cyanurus (Blue-tailed Fire-bellied Newt) Cynops ensicauda (Sword-tailed Newt) Cynops orientalis (Chinese Fire-bellied Newt) Cynops pyrrhogaster (Japanese Fire-bellied Newt) Euproctus platycephalus (Sardinian Newt) Laotriton laoensis (Laos Warty Newt) Lissotriton italicus (Italian Newt) Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt) Lyciasalamandra billae (Bille's Salamander) Mertensiella caucasica (Caucasian Salamander) crocatus (Lake Urmia Newt) Neurergus kaiseri (Luristan Newt) Neurergus strauchii (Anatolia Newt) Notophthalmus viridescens (Red-spotted Newt) Ommatotriton ophryticus (Northern Banded Newt) Ommatotriton vittatus (Southern Banded Newt) Pachytriton sp. (Paddle-tailed Newt) Paramesotriton chinensis (Chinese Warty Newt) Pleurodeles waltl (Ribbed newt) Salamandra atra, Salamandra lanzai (Alpine Salamanders) Salam andra salamandra, Salamandra algira, Salamandra corsica, Salamandra infraimmaculata (Fire Salamanders) Salamandrina perspicillata, Salamandrina terdigitata (Spectacled Salamanders) Taricha granulosa (Rough-skinned Newt) Triturus carnifex (Italian Crested Newt) Triturus marmoratus (Northern Marbled Newt) Tylototriton kweichowensis (Guizhou Knobby Newt) Tylototriton shanjing (Yunnan Newt, Mandarin Salamander) Tylototriton verrucosus (Himalayan Salamander, Crocodile Newt) Tylototriton wenxianensis (Wenxian Knobby Newt))Mole salamanders, Ambystomatidae Ambystoma laterale (Blue-spotted Salamander) Ambystoma macrodactylum (Long-toed Salamander) Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) Ambystoma mavortium (Barred Tiger Salamander) Ambystoma mexicanum (Axolotl) Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander) Lungless salamanders, Plethodontidae Aneides lugubris (Arboreal Salamander) Bolitoglossa dofleini (Giant Palm Salamander, Doflein's Salamander ) Bolitoglossa mexicana (Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander) Desmognathus fuscus (Northern Dusky Salamander) Eurycea guttolineata (Three-lined Salamander) Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander) Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander) Plethodon cinereus (Red-backed Salamander) Pseudoeurycea cephalica (Chunky False Brook Salamander) Pseudotriton ruber (Red Salamander) Speleomantes imperialis (Odourous Cave Salamander)Asiatic salamanders, Hynobiidae Hynobius boulengeri (Odaigahara Salamander) Hynobius dunni (Oita or Dunn's Salamander) Hynobius okiensis (Oki Salamander) Hynobius quelpaertensis (Jeju or Cheju Salamander) Hynobius retardatus (Hokkaido Salamander, Ezo Salamander) Pachyhynobius shangchengensis (Shangcheng Stout Salamander) Paradactylodon mustersi (Afghanistan Mountain Salamander)Mudpuppies and Olms, Proteidae Nect