Pygmy Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii)
Created: March 1st, 2015 - 12:37 PM
Last Modified: March 1st, 2015 - 12:41 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 216885
Last Modified: March 1st, 2015 - 12:41 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 216885
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Country: United States |
State: Oregon |
County: Harney County |
Time: 2010-09-16 15:30:00 |
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Qty: 2 |
Age: Varying |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Rocky edge of basalt escarpment in high-elevation stunted sagebrush/bunchgrass |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 75.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 6957.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
BLM biologist, Matt Obradovich, and I found an adult specimen, and moments later a juvenile, on the brink of the eastern escarpment of Steens Mountain. Although pygmy short-horned lizards usually occur on sandy-pebbly soils, this population inhabits an area mostly composed of basalt. The adult was basking on a small boulder when we first encountered it. Upon being frightened, it hopped to an adjoining rock with the agility of a fence lizard. The juvenile was in a nearby section of jumbled small stones.
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