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California Species (Gallery 1):
Photos by Carl Page.
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Bullfrog Larva (Rana catesbeiana)
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Juvenile Western Toad (Bufo boreas)
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California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii); adult
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California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata)
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Lampropeltis zonata
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California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus californiae),
a subspecies of the Common Kingsnake
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Kingsnake Habitat
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Vouchers of Scott Bar Salamander (Plethodon asupak) Roxbury Road Locality,
Siskiyou County, CA. March 2006:
Photos by Bradford Norman.
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Adult Plethodon asupak, Lateral head
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Juvenile; Roxbury Road Site
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Same Juvenile Plethodon asupak
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Sub-adult; Spilt dorsal stripe; Roxbury Road
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Plethodon asupak Habitat off
Roxbury Road, Scott Bar,
Siskiyou County, CA.
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WESTERN POND TURTLE SYMPOSIUM,
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA: April 2005.
Photos by Bradford Norman.
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| WESTERN POND TURTLE ADULT - SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. |
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Painted Turtle - a non-native species in California; Sonoma State University Pond
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Turtle Trap touted by experts at the Symposium:
Collase, light weight mesh, large enough for adult turtles to enter.
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Adult Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata). Dorsal View.
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Adult Ventral View: Growth rings on Scutes indicate
age.
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Western Pond Turtle eggshell specimen
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Dr. R. Bruce Bury holding younger adult western pond
turtle at Outdoor Symposium Session
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Young Adult Western Pond Turtle
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Examining differing Turtle Traps, Outdoor Session
Turtle Symposium
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Occupied Turtle Pond, Sonoma State University
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Occupied Turtle Habitat, Sonoma State University Campus Pond
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Close-up of Ventral plates
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Jamie Bettaso, USFWS, Arcata Field Office:
Diving for Turtles
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ADULT, LATERAL-VENTRAL VIEW.
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DON ASHTON OF REDWOOD SCIENCES LAB:
DIVING FOR TURTLES
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SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER DR. R. BRUCE BURY, TURTLE RESEARCHER/HERPETOLOGIST WITH DOZENS OF PUBLICATIONS (1970's to Present)
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Western Pond Turtle Habitat, Fader Pond, Sonoma County,
CA.
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Turtle Habitat, Fader Pond
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Habitat.
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California Species (Gallery 2):
Photos by Bradford Norman.
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Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
(Rana boylii);
Del Norte County, CA
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Adult Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla); some put in Pseudacris regilla
and call it Pacific Chorus Frog; Manila Dunes, Humboldt County, CA ; 2001
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Breeding Pacific Tree Frogs, Pea-Vine Lake, Del Norte County, CA ; 2001
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Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus); Mount Madonna County Park, Old Miller House
Ruins; Santa Clara County, CA.
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Shasta Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea shastensis); a subspecies of the Northern
Alligator Lizard; this specimen Humboldt County, CA; 2002. Note bluish head and contrasting dorsal body hue.
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Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) adult; South Fork Trinity Area,
Humboldt /Trinity County Line; CA.
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Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus); adult. Humboldt County, CA 2001.
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Inland Del Norte Salamander Complex (Plethodon asupak-stormi-elongatus)? Siskiyou
County, CA. 2001.
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Northern California Inland Plethodon complex: P. elongatus? Siskiyou County,
CA. 2002
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Wandering Salamander
(Aneides vagrans):
Climbing Salamanders;
Humboldt County, CA; 2002
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Pacific Giant Salamander
(Dicamptodon tenebrosus);
Tish Tang , Humboldt County,
CA 2002
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Pacific Tree Frog eggs;
Pea Vine Lake,
Up Little Jones Road,
Gasquet District
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Pacific Tree Frog Tadpoles;
off Gasquet Toll Road,
Del Norte County, CA. 1997
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Long-toed Salamander
(Ambystoma macrodactylum);
Adult. Photo by Gregory Norman
& B. Norman.
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California Species (Gallery 3):
Photos by Bradford Norman.
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Northwestern Ring-neck Snake (Diadophis punctatus occidentalis); Del Norte
County, CA: All species in Gallery Same Day!
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Southern Alligator Lizard,
Adult Face On View
(I bite!)
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Oregon Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata scincicauda). A subspecies
of the Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata). This specimen was in northern Del Norte County, CA.
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Dorsal View: Note Dark Crossbands
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Western Fence Lizard adult; Ventral View
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Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridus oregonanus);
The Only Pacific Northwest Species & Only Natural Rattlesnake in Northern California
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Western Fence Lizard,
Dorsal View;
Note: Crytpic Coloration
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Ticks on Neck of Western Fence Lizard
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Western Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor mormon); adult; Del Norte
County, CA; all species this Gallery 3 same day, same place.
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Same Racer
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Racer foraging in micro-habitat.
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Rattlesnake Defensive Posture:
Coiling Head Under Body.
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Rattlesnake: Dorsal Head Veiw
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Ticks on Southern Alligator Lizard; Del Norte County, CA
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