Hi everyone, I know I'm not on here much but I thought I'd share some recent finds from the last few weeks. First I'll start off with some reptiles found in northern AZ while on a camping trip. (Feel free to correct or add to my ID's)...
We found quite a few gartersnakes and a lizard of unknown species
R000221 - Terrestrial Gartersnake by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
R000213_1200 by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
R000219_1200 by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
R000220 - Terrestrial Gartersnake by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
I'm not sure what kind of lizard this is...
R000222 - ? by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
Next, I found this super mellow Gophersnake while road cruising. Never did it strike, display, or deficate during a short period of handling.
R000224 - Gophersnake by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
R000226 -Gophersnake by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
R000227 - Gophersnake by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
Some Arizona herps
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- Tonia Graves
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Re: Some Arizona herps
Nice pictures! Since you were in northern Arizona, that would make your lizard a plateau fence lizard, (Sceloporus tristichus). Actually there is a chance it could be a sagebrush lizard, (Sceloporus graciosus), but the general gestalt seems more like a fence lizard to me. Do you have more photos of it or others found with it?
- Tonia Graves
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Re: Some Arizona herps
Thanks for the ID possibilities! Unfortunately I only go this one before it darted off.bgorum wrote:Nice pictures! Since you were in northern Arizona, that would make your lizard a plateau fence lizard, (Sceloporus tristichus). Actually there is a chance it could be a sagebrush lizard, (Sceloporus graciosus), but the general gestalt seems more like a fence lizard to me. Do you have more photos of it or others found with it?
Re: Some Arizona herps
Very nice gophersnake.
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Re: Some Arizona herps
Bill's gut instinct is correct, it's (S. tristichus). Nice series Tonia!