While Philip was engaged in lizard standoffs, I was keeping an eye out for new wildflowers: I don’t have a positive ID for the tiny white flowers I found, but they may have been Scented Cryptantha (Cryptantha utahensis). I have not verified the authenticity of this petroglyph, but from what I could tell, it was clearly etched into the stone. Zabriskie Point (36.4201° N, 116.8122° W) This quintessential Death Valley spot is easy to get to with a parking lot and a ramp that leads right up to the main viewpoint. Western Blind Snake Lepotyphus humilis Nocturnal; under rocks, among roots on brush covered slopes; from below sea level to 4000 feet.
They are 3⅝—6 inches (9.2—15.2 cm) long from snout to vent. Death Valley presented Philip with a unique opportunity to encounter new lizard species. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. I have edited the photo to make the location of this well camouflaged animal more clear. 1970). This was as close as he got. Add an Observation. To read more about our Death Valley adventures, stay tuned for more blog posts and read: Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Like all night lizards, the desert night lizard is viviparous, giving birth to live young and producing 1 to 3 young from August to December. Add an Observation. And when there weren’t flowers, there were rocks. Despite it's foreboding name, Death Valley is home to bighorn sheep, reptiles, lizards, snakes, amphibians plus more than 300 species of birds, … There are also a variety of larger mammals in the area which include Bighorn Sheep, coyotes, bobcats, kit foxes and mountain lions. I had read on the National Park Service website that there were petroglyphs in this canyon. Despite their name, night lizards are active during the day. White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) 0 comments. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account.
Here you can see Philip trying to act natural, while only succeeding in completely freaking this lizard out. While a walk through Death Valley’s largest canyon is worth the trip in and of itself, Philip and I needed a little more convincing that our midday hike through Titus Canyon would yield a return on our sweat investment. Distribution. A week in Star Wars canyon bagged some really great passes including some rare birds. ( Log Out / While walking through Titus Canyon, one of Death Valley’s largest canyons, Philip befriended three lizards — and by befriended, I mean mercilessly stalked. They include the Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park, the Inyo Mountains, the White Mountains, and the Coso Mountains.[1]. Meanwhile, an illustrated Chuckwalla lizard on the Death Valley map had caught Philip’s attention. Luckily, even rocks without petroglyphs are still interesting to me. Chuckwalla (S. ater) in rocky area of Death Valley National Park Chuckwallas prefer lava flows and rocky areas [5] typically vegetated by creosote bush and other such drought-tolerant scrub.
Elgaria panamintina is endemic to California, from 2,500–7,513 feet (762–2,290 m) in the desert mountain ranges of Inyo and Mono Counties. Our next adventure that day would not allow us to so passively achieve our goals. Philip tried over and over again to catch this little guy in his hands, but he was just too quick. Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) 0 comments.
Death Valley Amphibians and Reptiles_____ groups of reptiles, particularly snakes (e.g., Klauber 1939, Mendelson and Jennings 1992, Rosen and Lowe 1994). , Death Valley National Park - More Information, The Inn at Death Valley - More information, Death Valley National Park – Outdoor Activities, Spotlight: Redwood National & State Parks, California Welcome Centers in the North Coast, California Welcome Centers in Gold Country, California Welcome Centres in the San Francisco Bay Area, California Welcome Centers in the High Sierra, California Welcome Centers in the Central Valley, California Welcome Centres in the Central Coast, Spotlight: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California Welcome Centres in the Deserts, California Welcome Centers in the Inland Empire, California Welcome Centres in Orange County, California Welcome Centers in San Diego County. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Elgaria panamintina is endemic to California, from 2,500–7,513 feet (762–2,290 m) in the desert mountain ranges of Inyo and Mono Counties. You can see some yellow Golden Evening-Primrose (Camissonia brevipes) in this first shot of the lizard.
It appears to depict a bighorn sheep, which are endemic to the area, and a crescent moon. The tail length on this species is amazingly long—usually longer than the body. This species is also known to be quite aggressive and bites when threatened. Watch Every Bill Wurtz Video ♬You’re Welcome♬. Just as I was ready to give up hope, Philip was able to secure it against a rock that he picked up. It was a Chuckwalla! In Death Valley reproduction did not occur during an exceptionally dry year (Kay et al. Here are some of my favorite things to see. If you know Philip, then you know that he wants to be friends with all the animals — especially those that are difficult to catch, like lizards. This page was last edited on 20 April 2020, at 14:43. With his own little piece of the desert to cling to, this lizard let us have a closer look. ( Log Out / Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It wasn’t until we admitted that we were searching for these things aloud to each other that they manifested around the next bend. When I turned around to show Philip, the photo below illustrates what I saw: Philip carefully crouching at the mouth of this rock, engaged in a staring contest with a lizard hiding in the furthermost corner of this boulder. The lizards may be found at elevations up to 4,500 ft (1,370 m). The night lizard is 1½ to 2¾ inches long with a tail roughly the same length. Death Valley presented Philip with a unique opportunity to encounter new lizard species. A Chuckwalla hook on display at the Death Valley National Park Visitor Center. I like how Philip’s hat balances on the boulder here. More than a dozen types of lizards live in Death Valley, and they scurry and scramble all over trails, rocks, and even dunes. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panamint_alligator_lizard&oldid=952091479, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Thanks to me keeping an eye out for wildflowers, I was able to see a flash of bright turquoise that turned out to be a kind of Skink lizard. For a closer look at the lizard from Philip’s point of view, here is a picture Philip posted to Instagram: I made a buddy #chuckwalla #deathvalley #lizards, A post shared by Philip Ericsson (@philip_ericsson) on Mar 11, 2016 at 11:13pm PST. We also saw more purple Notch-Leaf Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata) and white Desert-Star (Monoptilon bellioides). ( Log Out /
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