Salamanders are awesome. Growing up with a pond in the garden we used to go out fishing for frogspawn and salamanders all the time.
We’d hatch the frogspawn in a large aquarium out in the yard and we would watch the little frogs grow. Great way to learn about these little critters as a kid.
Salamanders were released in the pondside vegetation and eventually claimed the pond as their own. Little guys are still hanging around, even after all these years.
More pics and distinguishing features of each (note that these pages only give their range for just the state of California, but the rough-skinned ranges far beyond):
Gemini mentioned the possibility of those as well, but the habitation ranges I saw made me second-guess whether either could be correct. Either way, definitely a little dude. :D
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