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Coronado Island Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus interparietalis)

Created: January 10th, 2023 - 12:39 AM
Last Modified: January 10th, 2023 - 12:42 AM
Entered by: Jeff Nordland
Record 361725
Country:
United States
State:
California
County:
San Diego County
Time:
2022-08-30 19:26:00
Qty:
1
Age:
Sub-Adult
Sex:
--
Method:
Visual encounter
Habitat:
montane scrub
Body Temperature:
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Air Temperature:
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Ground Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Sky Conditions:
Partly Cloudy
Moon Phase:
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Elevation:
4155.00ft
Barometric Pressure:
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Notes

As I was walking down the trail I noticed movement on the berm and saw a broken skink tail wriggle down into the middle of the trail. Then I looked and saw that the skink had been grabbed by a tarantula at the mouth of its burrow. I was only able to get a poor photo before the tarantula retreated deeper.

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