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Western Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis)Observer
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Freshly dead; specimen found in the middle of the road
Adult specimen with enlarged rostral scale
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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Adult specimen, regenerated tail
Found basking on a rock
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California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)Observer
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Adult; Faint eye stripe present
Cryptically sitting on a rock next to a creek
Wind 3 mph
1.5 inches in length
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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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Adult specimen
Enlarged tympanum; Found sitting next to water
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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)Observer
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Adult specimen
Found hopping on the side of the road
Single white dorsal stripe with a lack of cranial crests
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Panamint Rattlesnake (Crotalus stephensi)Observer
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Temp: 79F; Clear starry night
Wind: ~10mph
Humidity: ~9%
Sub-adult specimen; Banded lines with speckled pattern on lower part of dorsolaterals
Found on the side of the road
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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
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Dead for at least a couple days; specimen found in the middle of the road.
Adult specimen
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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Adult
Brown dorsum, orange ventrum; light suboculars
Terrestrial form observed in pool of water (granular skin)
Photos / Sounds
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Black-bellied Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps nigriventris)Observer
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Found underneath leaf litter in moist soil.
Elongated dark body with short limbs
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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)Observer
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Found underneath a tree, actively moving in sunny spots along leaf-litter. Juvenile rattlesnake with first button; reddish coloration.