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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2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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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.