AdvythAF
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I went herping in the Santa Cruz Mountains and found tons of Ensatinas and Batrochosepps. (Pictures are below)
One of the Ensatinas I found looked more like an E. oregonensis than xanthoptica.
It lacked the bright orange coloration and the prominent yellow in its eye, also it was darker than any xanthoptica I have seen (It is in the first two pictures). According to range maps however, Oregon Ensatinas are not found in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Is it really an Oregon Ensatina, or just a yellow-eyed?
It was in the upper 50ºs and sunny. There was rain in the area the prior week.The habitat was redwood forest. The 5th picture is a habitat pic. I also found some banana slugs, food for Dicamptodon ensatus.
I was looking for Dicamptodon larvae and adults near the stream but had no luck in find them.
One of the Ensatinas I found looked more like an E. oregonensis than xanthoptica.
It lacked the bright orange coloration and the prominent yellow in its eye, also it was darker than any xanthoptica I have seen (It is in the first two pictures). According to range maps however, Oregon Ensatinas are not found in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Is it really an Oregon Ensatina, or just a yellow-eyed?
It was in the upper 50ºs and sunny. There was rain in the area the prior week.The habitat was redwood forest. The 5th picture is a habitat pic. I also found some banana slugs, food for Dicamptodon ensatus.
I was looking for Dicamptodon larvae and adults near the stream but had no luck in find them.
