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Almandine wrote:Which species of ambystomatidae should I focus on?

In addition to general family/genus info, I would recommend focusing a little on A. mexicanum and A. tigrinum, those being the two most important species with some unique info (though as Froggie mentions, questions on species really shouldn't be asked, and tend to be rare).

Tips on distinguishing Plethodontidae from Ambystomatidae without counting on nasolabial grooves?

Almandine wrote:Tips on distinguishing Plethodontidae from Ambystomatidae without counting on nasolabial grooves?

This isn't the best way but the fatter looking ones are (usually) Ambystomatidae.

Any specific methods for identifying wall lizards?

ScottMaurer19 wrote:Any specific methods for identifying wall lizards?

It's the lizard with (usually) green on the back, with strips on the side.

Any way of identifying different genuses of lungless salamanders?

Froggie wrote:

ScottMaurer19 wrote:Any specific methods for identifying wall lizards?

It's the lizard with (usually) green on the back, with strips on the side.

Any way of identifying different genuses of lungless salamanders?

When I google image search lacertidae I get a bunch of different colored and patterned lizards...

ScottMaurer19 wrote:

Froggie wrote:

ScottMaurer19 wrote:Any specific methods for identifying wall lizards?

It's the lizard with (usually) green on the back, with strips on the side.

Any way of identifying different genuses of lungless salamanders?

When I google image search lacertidae I get a bunch of different colored and patterned lizards...

Truly the hardest part of Herps. Fossils ID was so much easier...

Unome wrote:

ScottMaurer19 wrote:

Froggie wrote: It's the lizard with (usually) green on the back, with strips on the side.

Any way of identifying different genuses of lungless salamanders?

When I google image search lacertidae I get a bunch of different colored and patterned lizards...

Truly the hardest part of Herps. Fossils ID was so much easier...

Fossils is the easiest ID.

ScottMaurer19 wrote:

Unome wrote:

ScottMaurer19 wrote:
When I google image search lacertidae I get a bunch of different colored and patterned lizards...

Truly the hardest part of Herps. Fossils ID was so much easier...

Fossils is the easiest ID.

Invasives was pretty easy too, except for some.
(Rocks and Minerals seems hard too)

Hi FroggieM