Had a great time. Below are some pictures of what I collected.
Sceloporus occidentalis and a beutifull one at that.
Contia tenuis another study subject. Anyone know how to sex these snakes?
genus Thamnophis @ almost 2' long this was the lagest snake I found
I am going back to do more studies in 2 weeks. I only plan on collecting 1-2 more Western Fence Lizards. Hope I have luck on my side. Unfortunatly my post last weekend went unnoticed as noone ells presented them selves to hep with me
RR
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N. California on 8-11-03
Jason W
Aug 15, 2003 11:57 AM
Replies (3)
diabloreptiles
Aug 17, 2003 12:16 AM
love those sharp tails All the females Ive seen have extreemly stubby tails when compared side by side to a male.They are very hard to keep due to a very select diet I have personally seen them eat slugs (small ones) GOOD LUCK!!.What county is it from?
Jason W
Aug 17, 2003 08:38 AM
I am aware of how hard they are to keep. The county is Amador. I was very surprised to find this one as I have only observed one other Contia tenuis but that was at least 4,000’ lower in elevation than this one.
RR
RichardFHoyer
Aug 20, 2003 12:34 AM
Jason:
Just returned from a trip to Utah and Nevada and saw your post and question re sexing Contia.
Adult and subadult specimens of Contia can easily be sexed by the presence or absence of male copulatory organs. But the technique for making this determination cannot really be described but needs to be demonstrated.
A second method of sexing specimens involves a combination of length, body comformation, counting caudals, and determining relative tail lengths.
Richard F. Hoyer
