Coastal Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri)
Created: November 24th, 2009 - 01:26 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Todd Battey
Record 33529
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Todd Battey
Record 33529
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Los Angeles County |
Time: 2007-04-27 11:01:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Adjacent to coastal sage scrub alternating with Joshua tree/juniper woodlands |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 82.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 2953.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
49 total lizards observed this day during often repeated 7.8-mile mountain bike ride, including Side-blotched (33), Western Fence (2), Desert Spiny (4), and Whiptails (10). Whiptails mostly observed on this same route from April-October, with peak activity April-June during temperature window of ~75-85 degrees F).
The pictured lizard was trapped in a pipe. It was captured by hand and released in adjacent habitat. Apparently, Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri near contact zone with A. t. tigris.
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