Blainville's Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii)

Created: December 16th, 2014 - 02:48 PM
Last Modified: December 16th, 2014 - 02:48 PM Entered by: Philip Clevinger
Record 209886

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2014-04-09 11:13:00
Qty: 1	Age: Sub-Adult	Sex: Female	Method: DOR	Habitat: Juniper/Scrub Oak Woodland
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 79.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 5%
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous	Elevation: 3751.00ft	Barometric Pressure: 30.13 mmHg

Notes

This Horned Lizard was found dead in the tire ruts of one of the machines used to clear brush.

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Comments

Posted by Jeff Teel on Dec 16, 2014 at 06:58 PM

Sounds about right.

Posted by Philip Clevinger on Dec 16, 2014 at 04:13 PM

Total bummer. I was incredibly concerned when I found it, as it is a listed species, but apparently if there is a construction to be done, and accidents happen, "SSC" animals get no more protection than anything unlisted.

Posted by Jeff Teel on Dec 16, 2014 at 03:16 PM

What a bummer.