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Black-bellied Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps nigriventris)Observer
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Flipped these 2 tiny slenders under a rock in a dried out drainage with some moisture still under the rocks. sorry I didn't get good pictures of belly, but my ID in the field was black-bellied due to black belly and tiny legs. I hope I'm right because this is a subspecies lifer!
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California Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus)Observer
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Found during night walk for USGS.
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Southern California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)Observer
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5 slender.
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Southern California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)Observer
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4 slender.
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Southern California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)Observer
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3 slender.
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Southern California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)Observer
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2 slender.
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San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii)Observer
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Besides the slenders also flipped this yearling ally.
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Southern California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)Observer
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Last herp outing of 2014, was hoping for arboreal salamanders, but no luck, did flip 5 slenders though so didn't get skunked. First one flipped and photoed.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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Another newt up above the falls.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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A little later on we found a few more newts up above the falls.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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Another of the many seen this day.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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My main target for the hike was newts and my friend had just seen them here a week earlier so we went back in hopes they were still out. When we got to stream sure enough we found a bunch swimming in the pools below the waterfalls. Lifer! We got in the water and swam with them, so cool wish I had an underwater camera. We must have seen over 20, they were in almost every pool, but only took a handful of pics.
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Granite Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus orcutti)Observer
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Also saw utas, fence lizards and a few granite spinys. Only took a pic of this one granite spiny sunning on rock, can't tell if male or female but I think male.
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Coastal Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris ssp. stejnegeri)Observer
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Went for a hike with a friend to eastern San Diego to look for newts, on way down saw this whiptail run in front of us, lucky to get a pic.
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Northern Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ssp. scutulatus)Observer
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3rd DOR of night, also missing head and rattle, predator or poacher?
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Northern Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ssp. scutulatus)Observer
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2nd DOR of night minutes after first, also missing head and rattle, predator or poacher?
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Northern Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ssp. scutulatus)Observer
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1st DOR of night, missing head and rattle, predator or poacher?
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Northern Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ssp. scutulatus)Observer
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fiesty Mojave adult on dirt road off main road, 77 body, 78 road, 77 air
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Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)Observer
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First and only atrox of the night, pics don't show it but it was one of the pink atrox known for area, very fiesty adult, 82 road, 77 body, 77 air
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Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)Observer
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Saw a few more of these guys but only vouchered this big one, 74 air, road 84
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Northern Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ssp. scutulatus)Observer
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On way to Tucson, stopped for gas and food and found this DOR on road so vouchered it.
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Desert Grassland Whiptail (Aspidoscelis uniparens)Observer
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While walking around, I saw a striped whiptail run into small bush, was able to get a few vouchers, this is a lifer for me, 77 air, mid 90's ground
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Northern Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ssp. scutulatus)Observer
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First snake of the night, yearling Mojave rattler on road, 83 body, 85 road, 78 air
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Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)Observer
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Last vouchered herp of the night, thought it was DOR horned lizard but turned out to be toad.
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Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)Observer
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Met up with Fundad and Matt G and followed them, found this yearling long nosed and I vouchered, 73 air.