CA Herping December 2015

[AdvythAF]

I went herping locally, in riparian oak forest habitat; after two days of rain. Here are my finds!

• 4 Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica -- Yellow Eyed Ensatinas

• Countless Batrachoseps attenuatus

• a lot of mushrooms

Here are the photos plus habitat shots of the ground teeming with ground cover and moss!

Ensatina by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Ensatinas by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Ensatina Adult and Juvenile by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Ensatina Adult by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Ensatina Juvenile by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Batrachoseps on Log 1 by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Batrachoseps on Log 2 by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Trail by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Ferns, Moss Carpet by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Mossy Trees by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Mushrooms on a Log by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Small Fern by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Clovers by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

Big Leaf Maple Leaves by 'PhibFinder, on Flickr

 

[Sith the turtle]

Nice! Saw some of these before the others on Inaturalist

 

[AdvythAF]

Xavier, I'm not understanding what you said
Do you mean to say you saw my iNaturalist Post on the same finds?

 

[CaudataCam]

Nice! Your area looks very similar to mine lol. But then again we both are in CA. I should've gone out but was too busy with college work. The rain was really nice though especially since we haven't gotten like ANY!

 

[Sith the turtle]

Xavier, I'm not understanding what you said
Do you mean to say you saw my iNaturalist Post on the same finds?

Yes, that's what I meant. The last California slender salamander and one of the Ensatina photos I have seen on it

 

[AdvythAF]

Yes, that's what I meant. The last California slender salamander and one of the Ensatina photos I have seen on it

Ok.

Nice! Your area looks very similar to mine lol. But then again we both are in CA. I should've gone out but was too busy with college work. The rain was really nice though especially since we haven't gotten like ANY!

Thanks! Maybe you live near me, or in near a similar habitat type. The rain was awesome; we even got hail over here.

You can still go herping, there is supposed to be more rain this weekend and next week!