Granite Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus orcutti)

Created: May 17th, 2009 - 11:25 PM
Last Modified: December 31st, 2009 - 08:35 PM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 25069

Country: United States		State: California	County: Riverside County	Time: 2009-05-16 09:15:00
Qty: 7	Age: Varying	Sex: Both	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Scrubby granite hills
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 1650.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Saw 24 that were positively ID'd between 8:45am and 9:45am. Seven vouchered. They were right on the border area between San Bernardino County and Riverside County - according to Google Earth, these 24 granite spinys were on the Riverside County side of the border.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Todd Battey on Dec 01, 2009 at 11:03 AM

When I look at Google Earth it looks like all the hiking we did at this stop was in Riverside County, but then again I don't know how far north you hiked. I think Google Earth is more accurate than Jim's impression of where the county line is, but he sure knows how to find orcutti.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Dec 01, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Jim said it was San Bernardino County, but Google Earth places the county line right through the peak of the hill we herped around, meaning that they were split across both counties. What I should do (and perhaps I will) is split the entries across the Google Earth county line with the appropriate lizards on either side.

Posted by Todd Battey on Nov 29, 2009 at 02:02 PM

I believe we were in Riverside County during this stop of the SoCal NAFHA field trip.