Jonel M. Lopez / Herpetoculturist   San Jose, California USA   (408) 655-5118 PST
info@spsnakes.com

..:: "IN THE FIELD" IMAGE GALLERY ::..
(Herping explorations & animal encounters)
A photographic collection of friends, places, and animals that I found and encountered in California and Arizona.

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REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS

SNAKES

LIZARDS

Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) Northern Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis) Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) Southern Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum) Western Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus) California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinatus multicarinatus)

Skilton Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus) Great Basin Tiger Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris tigris) Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister uniformis) Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis) Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) Desert Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus variegatus)

TURTLES and TORTIOSES

Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

AMPHIBIANS

Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla) California Toad (Bufo boreas halophilus) Western Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus hammondii) Red Bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis) Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) Coast Range Newt (Taricha torosa torosa)

Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus) Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans) Ensatina Salamander (Ensatina eschscholtzii) California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

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MAMMALS

Coyote (Canis latrans) Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Blue Whale (Balaenopetra musculus) Humpback Whale (Megapetra novaeangliae) Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

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Brandt's Cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

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INVERTEBRATES

California Ebony Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum) Orb-weaving Spider (Argiope trifasciata) California Forest Scorpion (Uroctunus mordax)

California Centepede (Scolopocryptops gracilis) Jerusalem Cricket (Stenopelmatus coahuilensis) Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)

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REPTILES

SNAKES

Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Nothern Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus molossus) Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi) Sonoran Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cercobombus) Sonoran Coral Snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) Northern Green Rat Snake (Senticolis triaspis intermedia) Sonoran Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis) Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) Arizona Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans) Desert Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis)

Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula splendida) Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana) Western Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei) Regal Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus regalis) Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake (Gyalopion quadrangulare) Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake (Phyllorhynchus brownii) Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis) Northern Mexican Gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) Sonoran Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata chlorophaea) Western Blindsnake (Leptotyphlops humilis)

LIZARDS

Reticulated Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum suspectum) Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) Regal Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma solare) Mountain Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus javorrii) Clark Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus clarkii) Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma notata)

Great Basin Tiger Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris tigris) Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata) Madrean Alligator Lizard (Elgaria kingii) Sonoran Spotted Whiptailed Lizard (Cnemidophorus sonorae) Desert Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus variegatus) Tucson Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus bogerti)

TURTLES and TORTIOSES

Sonoran Mud Turtle (Kinosteron sonoriense)

AMPHIBIANS

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MAMMALS

Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Desert Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus auduboni)

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BIRDS

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis superbus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)

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INVERTEBRATES

Arizona Blonde Tarantula (Aphonopelma chacodes) Glorious Jewel Beetle (Plusiotis gloriosa) Purple-legged Jewel Beetle (Plusiotis beyeri) Green fruit-eating Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) June Bettle (Polyphylla sp.) Long-horned Beetle ( Cerambycidae sp.) Sunburst Diving Beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus philenor) Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio rutulus) Arizona Sister Butterfly (Adelpha bredowii eulalia) Glover's Silk Moth (Hyalophora columbia gloveri) Salicet Sphinx Moth (Smerinthus saliceti)

Achemon Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha achemon) Typon Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha typhon) Big Poplar Sphinx Moth (Phachysphinx modesta) Splendid Royal Moth (Citheronia splendens sinaloensis) Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) Oak Worm Moth (Ansiota sp.) White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) Rustic Sphinx Moth (Manduca rustica) Florestan Sphinx Moth (Maduca florestan) Muscosa Sphinx Moth (Manduca muscosa) Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) Desert Millipede (Othroporus ornatus)

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Arizona Berrel Cactus
(Ferocactus wislizenii)

NOTE: All of these animals were only photographed and then released back into the wild. All activities were conducted with proper permits and in accordance with CA/AZ wildlife management laws.