Herps found in
the Saint George, UT area
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We kicked off the trip with a Plateau fence
lizard (Sceloporus tristichus) in Capitol Reef, NP.
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Dustin hanging with his new buddy, a Desert spiny
lizard (S. magister).
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A striking red spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)
from Capitol Reef, NP.
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Sideblotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) hanging on
a rock.
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The milk jug crew on the hunt.
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| Desert spiny lizard cruising around after dark. |
Great Basin spadefoot toads (Spea intermontana)
are very personable.
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MPR crew hiking on the Bell/Wildhorse loop.
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Another plateau fence lizard |
This plateau fence lizard was a beautiful example
of the species!
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The scenery in the San Rafael Swell is unmatched.
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Dustin was a master of canyoneering, keeping his
feet dry in little wildhorse.
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Eric was surprisingly strong, lifting this
boulder for us to pass under.
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Eric, don't put your head there!
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Nipper, Eric and Rob making their way through
little wildhorse.
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I did not manage to keep my feet dry through the
canyon.
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A Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus
lutosus) from Central Utah.
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A common sagebrush lizard (S. graciosus) near
where the rattlesnake was found.
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While heading south, we spotted a pair of Great
Basin collard lizards (Crotaphytus bicinctores).
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A western fence lizard (S. occidentalis) found by
some dinosaur tracks.
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Side-blotched lizards are beautiful and
underrated species common in SW UT.
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Always greeat to see a desert tortoise (Gopherus
agassizii)
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This has to be my favorite morph of GB
rattlesnake.
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A long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) found
on the Beaver Dam Slope.
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A nice red desert night snake (Hypsiglena
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This large tarantula was found on the Beaver Dam
Slope.
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This lyre snake (Trimorphodon lambda) was found
among the limestone outcrops on the beaver dam slope.
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Another shot of my lifer UT lyre snake.
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Dustin came up with a great find with this
beautiful lyre snake.
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banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) was found on
the beaver dam slope. |
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A gorgeous GB rattlesnake found under a sandstone
overhang.
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Nice red coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) on the
Chuckwalla trail.
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A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla)
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Defensive posture for a GB spadefoot toad
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Another banded gecko found near Saint George.
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Another big find of the trip was the
speckled rattlesnake (C. pyrrhus).
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This guy buzzed me in a spot I had just
throught would be too steep for a rattlesnake.
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A view of the guys climbing down from the
speck spot.
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Another coachwhip from the Beaver Dam Slope.
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It had been a while since I had seen a
desert night lizard (Xantusia vigilis)
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It is so cool to see California kingsnakes
(Lampropeltis californiae) in the deserts of SW Utah.
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Came across this ground snake (Sonora
semiannulata) on the crawl.
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We found Key again! This was the third time
we found this big gila (Heloderma suspectum) over the
last several years.
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As everyone was photographing Key, I walked
a bit further and found Peele. Two gilas in one day!
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A nice pink UT sidewinder (C. cerastes
cerastes) moving through the desert plants.
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Dustin spotted this juvenile CA kingsnake
cruising on the side of the road.
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Last snake of the trip was this desert
glossy snake (Arizona elegans).
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