Sierra Nevada Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis)

Created: August 23rd, 2009 - 10:34 PM
Last Modified: April 12th, 2013 - 08:48 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 28713

Country: United States		State: California	County: Mariposa County	Time: 2000-07-09 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Female	Method: Log flipping	Habitat: Montane Fir Forest
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 6315.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Large female: SVL 64 mm (2½ in.), TL 121 mm (4¾ in.). Discovered within interior of rotted log. Coloration of reddish spots match coloration of log.

Entered by Jonathan Hakim & Will Flaxington

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Michael Peters on Nov 12, 2009 at 06:20 PM

That photo gives a really nice perspective on their camouflage.