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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
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Sitting on edge of San Jacinto garage. Eventually ran back along garage and jumped into trees.
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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)Observer
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Wading near shallow water. Appeared to be looking for food items.
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Rough Earthsnake (Virginia striatula)Observer
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Under limestone rock (approx 40cm by 25cm)
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
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Wandering around campus near San Jacinto garage
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Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)Observer
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Under rock.
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Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)Observer
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Surprised to see this gecko running around and hunting on the artificial cliffs near Longhorn Dam.
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Observer
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Found by listening to calls. In rocky area near "secret beach"
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Furrow Orbweaver (Larinioides cornutus)Observer
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Weaving web on community notice board.
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Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri)Observer
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One of 100+ individuals at Cacho pond in Chaparral Wildlife Management Area.
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Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii)Observer
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Very light individual, difficult to distinguish. Gravid.
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Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer)Observer
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Was being batted around by cat in suburban apartment area. Watched over 24hrs for possible injury, then released at location collected.
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Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)Observer
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Moving between mud cracks. 21mm SVL
Photo credit Ian Wright
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Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)Observer
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Actual accuracy 1m.
Found dead floating in lake. Better pictures to follow.
Although submitted picture is unidentifiable, specimen resides with Travis LaDuc at UT Austin Pickle Research Labs in the herpetofauna collections.
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Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)Observer
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On small oak tree. Seen head-bobbing and displaying dewlap. Would head bob approx 2-5 times before moving to another part of the tree; would then repeat head bobbing.
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Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)Observer
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Hopped into saltwater pool in suburban backyard. Other individuals heard calling nearby.
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Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)Observer
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Hiding between two grown-together live oak tree trunks.
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Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon laticinctus)Observer
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Female and male, engaging in courting and attempted copulation. Picture is of male and female courting.
In brief, the male seemed to be strongly initiating the courtship process. The female was much smaller (approx half the size of the male), and attempted leave the male three times. The first time, the male followed closely and courtship resumed. The second time, the female fled ~7m and buried herself under leaves with only her head peeking out. It is possible that the female was attempting to mask her scent. The male followed her scent for 30 minutes before finding her. He resumed initiating courtship. The female fled a third and final time, about 15m along a circuitous path away from the male, and buried herself again, only her head showing above the leaf litter. This time, the male did not attempt to pursue the female, and instead curled himself at the base of a tree. The entire engagement lasted at least 3hrs, and did not result in any observed hemipene lock.
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Common Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis)Observer
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Found hiding in prairie dog den holes.
Upon approach by me, would run deep into prairie dog den.
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Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)Observer
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On schoolhouse wall.
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Eastern Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora grahamiae)Observer
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Found lying in old farm rows, basking at end of day.
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Observer
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One of the larger individuals in the area. Caught by listening to call and triangulating location.
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Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)Observer
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Seen on same hackberry tree as previous individual of same species.
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Observer
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One of many, many individuals of the same species in same location. Heavy forest debris, rocky shores, water with heavy vegetation. Call index 1 at arrival to location, index 2-3 at departure.
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Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)Observer
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Seen hunting in debris-heavy, slow-moving creek inlet. Very young, not caught, estimated 150 mm SVL.
Hunting by periscoping above water line. Area was heavily populated by small minnows and other small fish, this species' common food item.
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Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)Observer
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Basking on hackberry tree, about 1.5m up trunk. Near to dam wreckage. Another individual of same species seen climbing netting next to hackberry tree cluster.
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Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)Observer
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Found in Jarvis College boardwalk area, approx 3 meters from path, in loose leaf litter near oak tree
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Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)Observer
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Under plywood, sorry for the bad picture
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Observer
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Young, inverted triangle very faint
