USA Westcoast 2014
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:10 pm
Laura and I had a splendid summer across the Atlantic and made some mileage along the westcoast of the USA. While conditions were indeed as unfavorable as predicted (dry! hot!), we managed to see a lot of species including many of our most wanted target species. With a trip so big I thought it would be nice to post an overview of all species observed. As always a tripreport can be found on my website:
http://www.herpsafari.nl/tripreports-ou ... westcoast/
I hope you enjoy!
Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. sigillatum)
California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans)
Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus)
Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii ssp. xanthoptica & platensis)
Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)
Del Norte Salamander (Plethodon elongatus)
Western Redback Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum)
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps luciae)
Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)
Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
Coast Range Newt (Taricha torosa)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus)
Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)
Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousi)
Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)
Northern Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)
no picture...
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)
Relict Leopard Frog (Lithobates onca)
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) introduced species
Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus)
Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Common Chuckwalla (Sauromales ater)
Baja California Collared Lizard (Crotaphytes vestigium)
no picture...
Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma scoparia)
Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Coast Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvilii)
Granite Night Lizard (Xantusia henshawi)
Desert Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis)
Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)
Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)
Western Shovel-nosed Snake (Chionactis occipitalis)
Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. mormon)
no picture...
Coachwhip (Coluber flagellum ssp. piceus)
no picture... DOR
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)
Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Aquatic Gartersnake (Thamnophis atratus ssp. hydrophilus)
Sierra Gartersnake (Thamnophis couchii)
Western Terrestrial gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris)
Northwestern Gartersnake (Thamnophis ordinoides)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. fitchi)
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)
Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) & Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans) both introduced species
http://www.herpsafari.nl/tripreports-ou ... westcoast/
I hope you enjoy!
Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. sigillatum)
California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans)
Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus)
Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii ssp. xanthoptica & platensis)
Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)
Del Norte Salamander (Plethodon elongatus)
Western Redback Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum)
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps luciae)
Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)
Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
Coast Range Newt (Taricha torosa)
Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas ssp. halophilus)
Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)
Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousi)
Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)
Northern Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)
no picture...
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)
Relict Leopard Frog (Lithobates onca)
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) introduced species
Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus)
Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Common Chuckwalla (Sauromales ater)
Baja California Collared Lizard (Crotaphytes vestigium)
no picture...
Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma scoparia)
Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Coast Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvilii)
Granite Night Lizard (Xantusia henshawi)
Desert Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis)
Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)
Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)
Western Shovel-nosed Snake (Chionactis occipitalis)
Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. mormon)
no picture...
Coachwhip (Coluber flagellum ssp. piceus)
no picture... DOR
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)
Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Aquatic Gartersnake (Thamnophis atratus ssp. hydrophilus)
Sierra Gartersnake (Thamnophis couchii)
Western Terrestrial gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris)
Northwestern Gartersnake (Thamnophis ordinoides)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. fitchi)
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)
Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) & Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans) both introduced species