Western Redtail Skink (Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus)
Created: September 20th, 2009 - 08:58 PM
Last Modified: February 12th, 2014 - 02:57 AM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 30157
Last Modified: February 12th, 2014 - 02:57 AM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 30157
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Inyo County |
Time: 2005-05-22 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 3 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: Both |
Method: Log flipping |
Habitat: ----- |
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Humidity: ----- |
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Elevation: 5987.00ft |
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Notes
Large adult male with orange wash on head and original tail. Possessed divided anal plates and scar on back. Measured SVL 95 mm (3¾ in.), TL 265 mm (10½ in.). In addition, small individual with faded blue tail seen. Added note, during drizzling rain, discovered beneath rock in dry grass and scrub growth beside spring. Others discovered under stones and board debris. Remarkably on May 3, 2000, another skink located under same rock. Redtail skinks also seen in this location on July 19, 1996; May 3-4, 2000; May 22, 2005; and June 6, 2006.
Entered by Jonathan Hakim & Will Flaxington
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