Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major major)
Created: February 25th, 2008 - 01:05 AM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 11410
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 11410
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Los Angeles County |
Time: 2008-02-23 16:20:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Log flipping |
Habitat: mixed vegetation in botanical gardens |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 1387.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
Biggest Batrachoseps I've ever seen. 2.25" sn-vt and 5.25" total. My index finger is 3.5" long (I'm a large guy) for comparison.
Had rained about 20 minutes earlier. A large snail was sitting on the salamander when flipped - incidental contact, I think.
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Comments
Confirmed major