Some Things We Need for this Web Site -
Can you help?

There are still many pictures and sounds that I would like to have to illustrate California's reptiles and amphibans on this site. Many of these are not easy to find. If you have pictures or sounds of any of the following animals, or anything else that you notice the site is lacking that you'd be willing to send, please contact me.



Pictures


Snakes


Melanistic Two-striped Gartersnake (Thamnophis hammondii) from Catalina Island

Any other snakes or herps from Catalina or any of the other Channel Islands or from any other California island.

Red or green phase Two-striped Gartersnake (Thamnophis hammondii) from the Piru River in Ventura County

Striped morph Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) from the Pisgah Lava Flow in San Bernardino County (or anywhere else.)

Melanistic Sierra Gartersnake (Thamnophis couchii) from Plum Creek, Tehama County

Pictures of any breeding or feeding snakes or wrestling rattlesnakes or snake eggs.



Salamanders


Desert Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major aridus)

Coastal Giant Salamander eggs (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)

California Giant Salamander eggs (Dicamptodon ensatus)

Southern Torrent Salamander eggs (Rhyacotriton variegatus)

Pictures of the eggs of any other California salamander.



Lizards


Island Night lizard from San Nicolas Island (Xantusia riversiana)

Pictures of any breeding or fighting lizards and lizards with eggs.


Frogs


California Treefrog (Pseudacris cadaverina) eggs

Arizona Toad (Bufo microscaphus) eggs and tadpoles

Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius) eggs and tadpoles

Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) tadpoles

Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) tadpoles

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) eggs



Scat and other Signs


Some might think this web site is already full of too much fecal material, but nevertheless, if you have any photos of herp scat that you have positively identified and want to sling my way, I'd be most obliged. And if you have pictures of other evidence of herps I don't have - burrows, tracks, footprints, shed skin, or even real signs, like those on my signs page, let me know.



Sounds


Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) Calls

Ensatina defensive hissing sounds.

Northwestern Salamander defensive ticking sounds.

Long-toed Salamander squeaks and clicking sounds. 

Bullfrog screaming

And any other interesting herp sounds I don't have here yet.

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