California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata)
Created: May 31st, 2020 - 12:33 PM
Last Modified: May 31st, 2020 - 12:33 PM Entered by: Elliot Schoenig
Record 336223
Last Modified: May 31st, 2020 - 12:33 PM Entered by: Elliot Schoenig
Record 336223
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: San Mateo County |
Time: 2020-05-19 11:10:00 |
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Qty: 2 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: Both |
Method: Artificial cover flipping |
Habitat: grazed coastal scrub |
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Notes
Under corrugated tin. A single lizard was observed under the tin on the evening of 5/18. Male first observed biting onto the female on 5/19 11:10 am (first photo), then again around noon on 5/20, 3:58 pm on 5/20 (second photo), and 4:09 pm on 5/21 (third photo). At 6:00 pm on 5/22 only the male was present. Total time of lock was at least 52 hours 59 minutes. A shed skin from one of the lizards was in the same corner of the tin as the lizards which is visible in some of the photos. The lizards always crawled out the back of the tin into dense veg together a few seconds after it was flipped making photos difficult to get.
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