Photos / Sounds

What

Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)

Observer

gregpauly

Date

February 25, 2015 03:44 PM PST

Description

This skink didn't stick around long enough for a close up photo, but you can still see the dark stripes extending down the body and well onto the tail indicating this is a P. skiltonianus and not P. gilberti, the latter of which isn't known from the Santa Monica Mtns anyway.

Western Skink - Photo (c) Alice Abela, all rights reserved
michael_lamay's ID: Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)
Added on March 2, 2015
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Photos / Sounds

What

California Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus)

Observer

alouros

Date

February 21, 2015 02:10 PM PST

Description

Dried specimen was discovered under a rock, bones did not seem to indicate any major trauma, so it doesn't appear to have been smashed under the rock.

California Toad - Photo (c) Marc L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marc L.
michael_lamay's ID: California Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus)
Added on February 24, 2015
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