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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)

Created: November 19th, 2015 - 02:20 AM
Last Modified: November 19th, 2015 - 10:37 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 242254
Country:
United States 		State:
California 		County:
Mendocino County 		Time:
2015-11-14 20:30:00
Qty:
2 		Age:
Adult 		Sex:
Both 		Method:
Visual encounter 		Habitat:
Montane Fir Forest
Body Temperature:
----- 		Air Temperature:
50.00F 		Ground Temperature:
----- 		Humidity:
100%
Sky Conditions:
Drizzle 		Moon Phase:
Waxing Crescent 		Elevation:
85.00ft 		Barometric Pressure:
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Notes

Discovered active at night during very light, brief (15 min.) drizzle. During that brief drizzle 3 Ensatina, 1 gracile were found. Later, following the drizzle, 2 active, terrestrial Dicamptodon found. Had the weather poured rain that night, i can only imagine the magnitude of amphibians that may have followed. A second gracile was discovered at night, beneath a freshly downed log. Male measured 100 SVL; female measured 95 mm SVL, 190 mm TL. Sadly, no photographs since camera was forgotten in the truck.