Reptiles and Amphibians
from Utah Lake and the area around Saint George
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The scenery around Utah Lake
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We located our target species, a Woodhouse's toad
(Anaxyrus woodhousii), fairly quickly
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This empty turtle shell, likely belonging to a
red eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), was
found on the banks of the lake
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Ornate tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus)
were everywhere around the house of our gracious host,
Marshall
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Although we missed out seeing our target species,
we did see a nice relative, this Great Basin Rattler (Crotalus
oreganus lutosus)
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A nice red desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma
platyrhinos) was found in the sand dunes
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This western whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)
was found under a rock in the morning
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A bit later, I flipped this red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus
punctatus)
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This collared lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores)
was also found under a rock high up on a hillside
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The Utah agave is a cool plant
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This southwestern speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus
pyrrhus) was a lifer for me!
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The greys, subtle blues and browns make for a
very nice looking snake
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This species blends in with the landscape so well |
A closeup as this little snake crawls through a
bush
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Had to get a "wanker" shot with this one
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| We found this little juvenile desert iguana (Dipsosaurus
dorsalis) was found near the Littlefield, AZ
cemetary
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Another desert iguana, a bit bigger than the
first, but not a full-grown adult |
The invasive Baja CA tree frog (Pseudacris
hypochondriaca) is found throughout the region
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We went to a spot above the airport and quickly
located this desert horned lizard
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We found a few Utah banded geckos (Coleonyx
variegatus), a target species from this area |
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Another whiptail was flipped. This one looked
really nice
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Such cool lizards! Look at those rear hind legs |
I found this banded gecko in a small hole in the
rock. Not sure how it fit in there!
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Very cool lizard, especially on the black lava
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This nice gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) was
a nice find to end the trip
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