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May 19, 2010
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| In March we drove from California to Florida. In April we drove back, spending much of the time in Texas. Here are some herps I came across during these two months. | |||
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Eastern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans crepitans |
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Florida Cricket Frog Acris gryllus dorsalis |
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American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis |
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Northern Green Anole Anolis carolinensis carolinensis |
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Texas Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera emoryi |
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Marbled Whiptail Aspidoscelis marmorata |
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Plateau Spotted Whiptail Aspidoscelis scalaris |
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Texas Banded Gecko Coleonyx brevis |
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Central Texas Whipsnake Coluber taeniatus girardi |
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Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard Cophosaurus texanus scitulus |
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Northern Desert Iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis |
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Cliff Chirping Frog Eleutherodactylus marnockii |
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii |
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Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus |
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Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus |
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Bleached Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata ruthveni |
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Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor |
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Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea |
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Chihuahuan Nightsnake Hypsiglena jani |
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Texas Threadsnake Leptotyphlops dulcis |
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Broad Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata confluens |
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Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata fasciata |
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Florida Green Watersnake Nerodia floridana |
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Eastern Ratsnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis |
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Southeastern Five-lined Skink Plestiodon inexpectatus |
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Great Plains Skink Plestiodon obsoletus |
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Western Slimy Salamander Plethodon albagula |
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Peninsula Cooter Pseudemys peninsularis |
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Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis deserticola |
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Southwestern Fence Lizard Sceloporus cowlesi |
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Big Bend Canyon Lizard Sceloporus merriami annulatus |
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Presidio Canyon Lizard Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus |
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Merriam’s Canyon Lizard Sceloporus merriami merriami |
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Rose-bellied Lizard Sceloporus variabilis |
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Flat-headed Snake Tantilla gracilis |
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Smith's Black-headed Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi |
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Mexican Plateau Slider Trachemys gaigeae |
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Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans |
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Texas Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus ornatus |
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Big Bend Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus schmidti |
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Eastern Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana stejnegeri |
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May 9, 2010
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| In February 2010 I found myself with the better part of two days available in the Marin/Sonoma county area, north of San Francisco. I went out in search of Red-bellied Newts and came back a happy man. I also saw a few other species along the way. | |||
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Speckled Black Salamander Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus |
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Arboreal Salamander Aneides lugubris |
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California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus |
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Skilton's Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus |
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Rough-skinned Newt Taricha granulosa |
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Red-bellied Newt Taricha rivularis |
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