FIG. 3 in Evaluation of Tagging Methods for Unique Identification of Individuals in Three Aquatic Eurycea Salamander Species

FIG. 3. Examples of the different type of scenarios with tags in the study with time series photos and corresponding scores for expert readability (Read), breakage (Break), and percent remaining (%). (A) Depicts E. rathbuni with near faultless horizontal VIE tag, black-blue-pink. (B) A typical horizontal VIE tag on Texas Blind Salamander, purple-yellow-pink. (C) A vertical VIE tag on Texas Blind Salamander showing how the elastomer spreads into costal grooves and breaks along those lines, orange-green-red. (D) San Marcos Salamander with vertical VIE tag showing partial tag migration between month 6 and 9. Bottom portion of second yellow line migrates toward third green line, yellow-yellow-green. This individual had a previous horizontal green mark for sex. (E) Comal Springs Salamander with vertical VIE tag portraying partial tag loss of pink line between month 6 and 9, yellow-pink-red. (F) A Texas Blind Salamander, part of pilot tagging group tagged in June 2018, that was followed during the study, depicting a long-term horizontal VIE tag, orange-yellow-orange.