@whatbreesees: Utah’s only Salamander - The Tiger Salamander These amphibians in their adult stage are rarely seen. Tiger Salamanders spend most of their year underground, in moist burrows beneath logs and among tree roots. They come to the surface just once a year, emerging at night in the early spring to trek across the snow to newly-thawed wetlands. They lay their eggs in bodies of water, where they emerge and live on in their aquatic stage before reaching adulthood. In some high-altitude lakes, tiger salamanders may exhibit paedomorphosis, where they retain larval features like gills into adulthood while becoming reproductively mature. This was such a special sight to see! Please be mindful that alpine lakes in the cottonwood canyons do NOT allow swimming. Respect that. When I was here, a very rude, privileged family decided to go swimming and then argued back with my self and others who told them to get out of the water. Don’t be an a-hole Iike them. #alta #utah #littlecottonwoodcanyon #slc

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