shalomf's Identifications

Neighborhood in Irvine, CA.
Adult, alive, unknown sex.
Found at 13:02.
Sunny and 75 degrees F.
Found on this concrete near sidewalk before running into the bushes and other ornamental vegetation in the area.
No other species were found nearby.

Found 10:25 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Dorsally colored a light brown with its sides being a darker brown. Has a pointy snout. Short front and hind limbs. About 5 inches long.

Found 10:26 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Light brown colored with yellow spotting behind its front and hind limbs. Small black beady eyes. Minor yellow spotting found laterally. Roughly 4 inches long.

Found 10:39 Pm in Arcata Community forest hiding under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining. Surrounding area was wet, with other logs, trees and leaves near it.

Dorsally colored a light brown with its sides being a darker brown. Has a pointy snout. Short front and hind limbs. About 5 inches long.

Tried to take picture of underside but it moves too fast.

Found 10:30 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Dark brown colored dorsally and yellow colored, ventrally, with some yellow spotting behind its limbs. Small black beady eyes. Roughly 3 inches long.

Found 10:45 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Dark brown colored dorsally and yellow colored, ventrally, with some yellow spotting behind its limbs. Small black beady eyes. Roughly 3 inches long.

Found 10:52 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Large and stout salamander.Snout is short and blunt, perturbing eyes. Tail is flattened laterally. Upper part of tail is a brownish color and the lower part of tail (ventrally) is colored a light grey. Overall coloration of the salamander is a dark grey/brown dorsally and light grey/ pink ventrally.

Found 10:54Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Large and stout salamander.Snout is short and blunt, perturbing eyes. Tail is flattened laterally. Upper part of tail is a brownish color and the lower part of tail (ventrally) is colored a light grey. Overall coloration of the salamander is a dark grey/brown dorsally and light grey/ pink ventrally.
Was found near a second Northwestern salamander that was larger.

Found 10:56 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Dorsally colored brown with yellow coloring, ventrally. Extensive dark brown spotting on the tail (mainly yellow). Roughly 4 inches long. Black perturbing eyes.

Found 10:59 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Dark brown colored dorsally and yellow colored, ventrally, with some yellow spotting behind its limbs. Small black beady eyes. Roughly 3 inches long.

Found 11:03 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Large and stout salamander.Snout is short and blunt, perturbing eyes. Tail is flattened laterally. Upper part of tail is a brownish color and the lower part of tail (ventrally) is colored a light grey. Overall coloration of the salamander is a dark grey/brown dorsally and light grey/ pink ventrally.

Found 11:06 Pm in Arcata Community forest under a log. Weather was 50 degrees and raining.
Large and stout salamander.Snout is short and blunt, perturbing eyes. Tail is flattened laterally. Upper part of tail is a brownish color and the lower part of tail (ventrally) is colored a light grey. Overall coloration of the salamander is a dark grey/brown dorsally and light grey/ pink ventrally.

Found in Sequoia Park, Eureka, CA. Weather was clear and sunny, 51 Fahrenheit and 61% humidity.

Found under a log in the forest. Individual appeared alone under the log, and did not move.

Identified as an Ensatina due to its coloration and obvious constriction of the tail at its base. Identified as an adult due to darker coloration, and as a female due to its "chunkier" rather than slender appearance (based on californiaherps.com information).

Picture 4 shows microhabitat and picture 5 shows macrohabitat.

Found near the Eel river underneath a small patch of bark. Weather was cool, without any recent rain activity. Near highway parking lot with low-moderate foot traffic. Found at 5:31 pm, and wasn't particularly active. Didn't move when I lifted his cover object, but wiggled lightly when I moved him to put him back