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Herp Sightings Abroad (2005 - present)

W. Fence Lizard                                                    Orange-backed Desert Spiny Lizard
(Sceloporus occidentalis)                                     (Sceloporus magister cephaloflavus)
Shasta, CA (July 1, 2005)                                     Virgin River south of Zion, UT
                                                                                     (June 2, 2005)

Plateau Striped Whiptail                                  Greater Short-horned Lizard
(Aspidoscelis velox)                                           (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
Zion National Park, UT                                       North Rim - Grand Canyon, AZ
(July 3, 2005)                                                       (July 3, 2005)

Tuscon Banded Gecko
(Coleonyx variegatus bogerti)
  Tuscon, AZ (July 5, 2005)                                                                                 Western Long-nosed Snake
                                                                                                                                            (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
                                                                                                                                        Tuscon, AZ (July 5, 2005)

                          Sonoran Desert Whiptail                                                             Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
                          (Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis)                                              (Crotalus atrox)
                          Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum                                                Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
                          (July 6, 2005)                                                                                  (July 6, 2005)

                           Desert Iguana                                                                               Zebra-tailed Lizard
                           (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)                                                                (Callisaurus draconoides)
                           Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum                                               Tuscon, AZ (July 6, 2005)
                          (July 6, 2005)
                                                                               Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus m. magister)
                                                                               Tuscon, AZ   (July 7, 2005)

NW CALIFORNIA - SW UTAH - ARIZONA Roadtrip
(July 1 - 7, 2005)

Aussie Herps 2008!

Steve's nephew Manuel Ahlert had these pics to share from a recent adventure in Australia.

Feeding time for Estuarine Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)
Darwin (Northern Territory)

Salties!

Merten's Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) Gibb River (Western Australia)

Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
Gibb River (Western Australia)

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San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria m. webbi)
[GPS-PQ-ELGAMULW-01]   March 18, 2009 ( pictured)

[GPS-PQ-ELGAMULW-02]   March 20, 2009 deceased (no pic)
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      San Diego Night Snake (Hypsiglena t. klauberi)
[GPS-PQ-HYPSTORK-01]   March 18, 2009 -----------------

[GPS-PQ-HYPSTORK-02]   March 20, 2009   ----------------

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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
[GPS-PQ-SCELOCC-01]    March 18, 2009 -----------------

[GPS-PQ-SCELOCC-02]    March 20, 2009 ----------

[GPS-PQ-SCELOCC-03]    March 20, 2009 -------------------------

[GPS-PQ-SCELOCC-04]   March 20, 2009   [2 sub-adult] (no pic)

[GPS-PQ-SCELOCC-05]   March 20, 2009 ---------------------------------

[GPS-PQ-SCELOCC-06]   March 20, 2009   [1 X adult male, 1 X Adult Female] (no pic)
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Western Whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)
[GPS-PQ-CNEMTIG-01]   March 20, 2009

This is only the second whiptail that I have come across in my lifetime meanderings of the canyon.
They are agile and very difficult to catch by hand. This one was on the edge of a nopales (prickly pear) patch; no going after it
in there!
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San Diego County (North)
"The Views Canyon" - Rancho Penasquitos March 18th and 20th, 2009
This area was the stomping grounds of my youth. I survey it annually when I visit family. I never spied night snakes or whiptails during
my youth. In fact, I sight more night snakes nowadays than kings, ring-necks, and gopher snakes.

A NOTE REGARDING THE HERPS IN THIS ISOLATED CANYON PLOT: Since my childhood I have seen a drastic
reduction in the number of kingsnakes, ring-necks, gopher snakes, Southern Pacifc Rattlers, and Garden Slender
Salamanders. Garters, Pacific Chorus Frogs, Coast Horned Lizards, and the Red Diamond Rattlesnake are long gone.
During this particular visit I did not see a single Western Skink or Side-blotched Lizard, which are usually abundant.

Desert Roadtrip 2009: Steve Krause (yours truly) and Brad Fisher spent 3 days in Mojave and
Colorado desert habitat and brought home a whole camera full of herps. We started at the Pisgah Crater
Lava Fields south of Route 66 near Bagdad Cafe; we then headed to Joshua Tree National Park and
camped at White Tank; the next morning we hiked the Lost Horse Mine Trail; in the afternoon we headed
towards Box Canyon Road near Mecca, CA , where we hiked the Sheep Springs Oasis Trail; our last day
was spent exploring Palm Canyon Trail in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in Borrego Springs, CA. Here
are some pics of one surprise after another! GPS coordinates are linked to most of the photos.

PISGAH
CRATER
lava tube habitat

CHUCKWALLAS!