Category Archives: Reptiles, etc.

Reptile-Amphibian #29 — Checkered Whiptail

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Roger

cnemidophorus tesselatus Wednesday, May 30, 2018 — 9:25 am Canon City, Colorado — Tunnel Drive Trail I found this lizard sunning on the paved trail just uphill from the parking lot, about 50 yards from the Arkansas River. It was … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #28 — (Western) Coachwhip

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Roger

masticophis flagellum (testaceus) Monday, May 21, 2018 — 11:20 am Cheyenne County, Colorado — County Road 9 After seeing the Golden-crowned Warbler, we continued south on the dirt road. We’d gone just a couple miles when I spotted a large … Continue reading →

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Birding Trip

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Roger

I took two days off work and drove to Gunnison. Colorado to see the Gunnison Sage-Grouse (next post). I left home about 7:30 and headed to Canon City. A Lewis’s Woodpecker has been hanging out in a residential neighborhood, but … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #27 — Western Whiptail

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Roger

aspidoscelis tigris Saturday, June 10, 2017 Colorado National Monument, Colorado We saw several of these lizards as we visited the canyon overlooks. In several cases, they actually seemed to be studying us as we looked at them. One small one … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #26 — Western Smooth Earthsnake

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Roger

Virginia valeriae elegans Saturday, March 25, 2017 Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas It was a damp, cool, drizzly morning. We hiked the Devil’s Den Trail and climbed back up to our cabin on the stone stairs and came out on … Continue reading →

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