#progenesis

Mole Salamander, 𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒖𝒎⁠ ⁠ I just love these goofy chonks. This individual was reared from larvae collected in a South Georgia ephemeral wetland. This species also commonly delays metamorphosis through a process called #progenesis and progenics can actually reproduce as larvae.⁠ ⁠ It'd be nice to put off growing up until we were ready.⁠ ⁠ #Paedomorphosis #Salamander #Salamanders #SalamandersOfInstagram #Ambystoma (at The Amphibian Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/B76WcV7BApe/?igshid=ynlomww538mz

A beautiful Mole Salamander for #AmbystomaWeek#Ambystoma talpoideum can speed up the time it takes to be able to breed, and reproduce as larvae through a process called #progenesis — sweet. That's #AmphibiousAF (at The Amphibian Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPYODfANgF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cb25bhq94gr0