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Location: Santa Barbara | Alrighty, here's my list...hope y'all are ready for it! Snakes Lampropeltis zonata (sub species unknown) Crotalus atrox Lizards Sauromalus ater Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum That's it! Haha, it's a start. A slow start, but one non-the-less. It just means more for me to find later. I've seen Crotalus atrox as a kid, she was basking on the road, and one of the Cerastes group, but I'm not sure if it was C. cerastes cerastes or C. cerastes laterorepens. My dad caught that one when I was a kid. I've also seen a king snake, just not sure what sub species; my dad caught that one during the same time frame. He wasn't a herper, we just found those two snakes in our garage when we lived in 29 palms. I'm impressed with you long-listers out there. It gives me hope  |
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas | If the king was black and white and was in CA, it would be Lampropeltis getula californiae. California kingsnake. If you can tell us where your sidewinder and zonata were at, I, or someone else here can tell you what subspecies it would be. |
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Location: Manteca, Ca | Very nice, Jonathan. Love that lizard list. Do you make it up here to NorCal much? |
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| EdgarOrtega - 12/2/2009 4:44 PM
Very nice, Jonathan. Love that lizard list. Do you make it up here to NorCal much?
No - visited Monterey Bay a few times as a kid, and got to make one good salamander trip to NoCal last December and a couple short stops on the way back from my sister's last week. I would love to herp up there more, but I really can only do it as a side part of other activities. I really, really want to flip sharp-tailed snakes and rubber boas, and to see torrent salamanders, California red-legged frogs, foothill yellow-legged frogs, and lots of other stuff too.
Edited by Jonathan 12/2/2009 5:00 PM
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas | Great list, Jonathon. Mine will be about that by the end of next year. I'll be spending a lot of time herping socal next year. |
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| Just Snakes.... Theres a few more subspecies I could of added but I opted to follow the latest taxonomy according to CNAH.
Red diamondback- Crotalus ruber
Southern Pacific- C. helleri
Mojave sidewinder- C. cerastes
Colorado sidewinder- C. cerastes laterorepens
Sonoran sidewnder-C. cerastes cercobombus
Mojave green- C. scutulatus
Speckled rattlesnake -C. mitchellii pyrruhs
Western diamondback rattlesnake-C. atrox
Blacktailed rattlesnake-C. molossus
Tiger rattlesnake-C. tigris
Banded rock rattlesnake-C. lepidus klauberi
Arizona black rattlesnake-C. cerberus
Southwestern blindsnake- Leptotyphlops humilis humilis
Mojave shovelnose snake-Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis
Colorado desert shovelnose snake-Chionactis occipitalis annulata
Tucson shovelnose snake-Chionactis occipitalis klauberi
Longnose snake-Rhinocheilus lecontei
San Diego nightsnake-Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (torquata) klauberi
Desert nightsnake-Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Californa nightsnake-Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata
Saddled leafnosed snake-Phyllorhynchus browni
Spotted leafnosed snake- Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Costal rosy boa-Lichanura trivergata roseofusca
Desert rosy boa-Lichanura trivergata gracia
CA Boa constrictor-Boa constrictor imperiator
Pacific gophersnake-Pituophis catenifer catenifer
San Diego gophersnake-Pituophis catenifer annectens
Great basin gophersnake-Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Sonoran gophersnake-Pituophis catenifer affinis
Variable groundsnake-Sonora semiannulata
Desert striped whipsnake-Masticophis (Coluber) taeniatus taeniatus
Red coachwhip-Masticophis (Coluber) flagellum picus
California striped racer-Masticophis (Coluber) lateralis lateralis
Florida (crowned) blackheaded snake-Tantilla relicta
Yaqui black headed snake-Tantilla yaquia
Western black headed snake-Tantilla planiceps
Rough greensnake-Opheodrys aestivus
Desert glossy snake-Arizona elegans eburnata
California glossy snake-Arizona elegans occidentalis
Mojave glossy snake-Arizona elegans candida
Desert patchnose snake-Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis
California kingsnake-Lampropeltis getula californiae
California mountain kingsnake-Lampropeltis zonata pulchra
Regal ringneck snake-Diadophis punctatus regalis
Intergrade ringneck snake-Diadophis punctatus ssp.
Two striped gartersnake- Thamnophis hammondi
Sierra gartersnake-Thamnophis couchii
Valley gartersnake-Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi
Baja California lyresnake-Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes
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| Forgot one.
Sonoran Coralsnake-Micruroides euryxanthus |
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas | Updated 4/29. |
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| I didnt get any lifers that last trip, but I forgot a few.. need to update.. maybe later |
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas | Bitedream - 4/25/2010 1:24 AM
I didnt get any lifers that last trip, but I forgot a few.. need to update.. maybe later
It's only supposed to be a CA lifelist anyways. Haha
Otherwise I still have a lot of stuff to add.
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| Oh, why didnt someone say anything? Then I need to cut off a good thrird of the snakes! |
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas | Read the opening post. |
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| Never! |
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| Okay I lied, I read it. I can put California species Ive seen in other states, right? Good. I might be bored enough to even figure out the lizards!
Edited by Bitedream 4/25/2010 12:33 PM
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| If we are adding stuff seen outside CA, I can add Wandering Garter to mine (seen in Colorado) - but I think I'll just leave mine as seen in California.
I've also seen Eastern Snapping Turtles and Diamondback Watersnakes outside of CA, for example. |
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| WOW! Thats AMAZING!! |
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| FunkyRes - 4/26/2010 12:15 AM
If we are adding stuff seen outside CA, I can add Wandering Garter to mine (seen in Colorado) - but I think I'll just leave mine as seen in California.
I've also seen Eastern Snapping Turtles and Diamondback Watersnakes outside of CA, for example.
I don't think Diamondback Watersnakes are found in California - we have a lake down here that's full of Southern Water Snakes, and there are a couple spots with Northern Water Snakes, and I think that's it.
Mentioning snappers made me look and realize that I have seen TEN kinds of turtles in Cali now. Guess how many were native?
Edited by Jonathan 4/26/2010 3:21 PM
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| Re Diamondback Watersnakes
There was a breeding population at a reservoir in Contra Costa County (Lafayette ??) in the 90s including vouchers collected for MVZ.
Then there was a massive die off (which included many turtles), and no verified vouchers since, but there have been a few sighting reports indicating some may have survived the die-off (thought to be a disease). I contacted the water district last year to ask if I could look, and they responded that request to handle any herps w/o scientific collection permit would be rejected, and that while I was welcome to visit the reservoir, leaving the designated trails would be strictly forbidden (except if I was on a boat in designated boating areas). |
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| Bitedream - 4/26/2010 10:24 AM
1?
2.5, actually. Pond turtles and desert tortoises are the locals. Sea turtles are technically not introduced because they got here on their own, but the ones I saw are only hanging out due to an artificially created environment (warm outflow from a power plant).
The two species of softshell, two species of map turtle, two subspecies of pond slider, and snapping turtle were all introduced. I'm hoping to locate introduced painted turtles this year as well.
FunkyRes - 4/26/2010 3:10 PM
Re Diamondback Watersnakes
There was a breeding population at a reservoir in Contra Costa County (Lafayette ??) in the 90s including vouchers collected for MVZ.
Then there was a massive die off (which included many turtles), and no verified vouchers since, but there have been a few sighting reports indicating some may have survived the die-off (thought to be a disease). I contacted the water district last year to ask if I could look, and they responded that request to handle any herps w/o scientific collection permit would be rejected, and that while I was welcome to visit the reservoir, leaving the designated trails would be strictly forbidden (except if I was on a boat in designated boating areas).
I had read about that population before, but didn't know there was a chance they were still around. Not the best news. There will be an effort to eliminate the southern watersnake population down here this year.
Edited by Jonathan 4/26/2010 3:20 PM
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| Maybe a good compromise would be California natives found in other states but invasives to CA have to be found here for the list.
I'll go with that, and add a couple to mine (Rana aurora and T e vagrans) |
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas | FunkyRes - 4/27/2010 9:31 PM
Maybe a good compromise would be California natives found in other states but invasives to CA have to be found here for the list.
I'll go with that, and add a couple to mine (Rana aurora and T e vagrans)
That's how I do it. I have CA natives from other states (Washington Zonata) listed, as well as invasives found IN California.
Also, updated: 6/13/2010 |
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| Okay, I'm just redoing the list because it's been changing too fast this year. 3 new salis, 6 new frogs, 2 new turtles, 4 new lizards, and 13 new snakes so far in 2010.
Updated life list for Cali:
California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)
Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
Speckled Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus)
Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans)
California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
San Gabriel Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps gabrieli)
Gablian Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps gavilanensis)
Gregarious Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps gregarius)
Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major)
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps luciae)
Blackbelly Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps nigriventris)
Relictual Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps relictus)
Monterey Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii)
Yellow-eyed Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica)
Oregon Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis)
Yellow-blotched Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater)
Sierra Nevada Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis)
Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
Red-bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis)
Coast Range Newt (Taricha torosa torosa)
California Chorus Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)
Baja California Chorus Frog (Pseudacris hypochondria)
Sierran Chorus Frog (Pseudacris sierra)
California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa)
American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus)
Western Toad (Bufo boreas halophilus)
Red-spotted Toad (Bufo punctatus)
Western Spadefoot (Spea hammondii)
African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Florida Softshell (Apalone ferox)
Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudeographica pseudographica)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
San Francisco Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea)
Sierra Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea palmeri)
San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata webbii)
California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata)
California Legless Lizard (Anniella pulchra)
San Diego Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus abbotti)
Desert Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus variegatus)
Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
Leaf-toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus nocticolus)
Ringed Wall Gecko (Tarentola annularis)
Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
Mojave Black-collared Lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores)
Baja Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus vestigium)
Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
Banded Rock Lizard (Petrosaurus mearnsi mearnsi)
Coast Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii)
Southern Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum)
Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Northwestern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis)
Coast Range Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii)
San Joaquin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus)
Great Basin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis longipes)
Granite Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus orcutti)
Western Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus gracilus)
Southern Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus)
Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma inornata)
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma notata)
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma scoparia)
Long-tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus)
Blacktail Brush Lizard (Urosaurus nigricaudus)
Western Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana elegans)
Northern Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana stansburiana)
Western Redtail Skink (Eumeces gilberti rubricaudatus)
Northern Brown Skink (Eumeces gilberti placerensis)
Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus)
Orange-throated Whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythra)
California Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris munda)
Coastal Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri
Great Basin Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris tigris)
Granite Night Lizard (Xantusia henshawi)
Desert Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis vigilis)
Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivergata)
Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)
Southern Rubber Boa (Charina umbratica)
Western Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor mormon)
Red Coachwhip (Coluber flagellum pieces)
California Striped Racer (Coluber lateralis lateralis)
Alameda Striped Racer (Coluber lateralis euryxanthus)
Desert Glossy Snake (Arizona occidentalis eburnata)
Mojave Glossy Snake (Arizona occidentalis candida)
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake (Chionactis occipitalis annulata)
Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake (Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis)
San Bernardino Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus modestus)
Desert Night Snake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola)
San Diego Night Snake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi)
California Night Snake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata)
Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae)
San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra)
San Diego Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata pulchra)
Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata)
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus)
San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectins)
Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Great Basin Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola)
Long-nosed Snake (Rheinocheilus lecontei)
Coastal Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis virgultea) - DOR ONLY
Desert Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis)
Western Black-headed Snake (Tantilla planiceps)
Santa Cruz Garter Snake (Thamnophis atratus atratus)
Sierra Garter Snake (Thamnophis couchii)
Mountain Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans elegans) - Dead only
Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans terrestris)
Two-lined Garter Snake (Thamnophis hammondii)
Colorado Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes laterorepens)
Mojave Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes)
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri)
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus)
Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus)
Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
And Cali natives that have been seen elsewhere, not yet in California. All Oregon, unless otherwise noted:
Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)
Clouded Salamander (Aneides ferreus)
Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)
Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)
Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas)
Arizona Toad (Bufo microscaphus) - Utah
Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhousii) - Utah
Northern Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)
Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
Cascades Frog (Rana cascadae)
Northwestern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea principus)
Oregon Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarniata scincicauda)
Northern Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus graciosus)
Northwestern Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus occidentalis)
Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) - Utah
Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans)
Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides)
Valley Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi)
Edited by Jonathan 7/24/2010 11:15 PM
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