Well I went herping this weekend with Connor and we found some cool stuff. Including 2 types of rare salamanders. And I now have a new slimy salamander spot.
Sorry for bad pics but I only had my phone with me.
Checkered Garter snake
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Slimy salamanders. We found 7
1
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Cool colored chirping frog
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Gulf coast toad.
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We also found some Texas Salamanders which are an all aquatic species but they are almost impossible to catch without hurting them if you don't have a net so sorry but no pics. Maybe next time.
The best find of the year though happened this morning though
My first Texas Alligator lizard!
A lifer.
Very calm and cool lizard.
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And also I wanted to enter it into NAHERP.com and so I could accurately record the size I did the only logical thing I could.
I put him on my arm with his tail at the end of my fingertips and jabbed a cactus needle in my arm there his nose reached to.
We then released the lizard and I walked back with a cactus spine in my arm.
He measured 14 1/2 inches.
Yay.
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Once again sorry for bad pics.
I'll bring my camera next time.
