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SPRING FIELD MEET AND CAMPING TRIP APRIL 24,25,26

I would like to thank everyone who came out to the spring '09 field outing, and all who helped make the weekend a success! The weather wasn't ideal for a wide variety of herps but the group managed to locate the following herps.

Acris crepitans
Hyla cinerea
Hyla versicolor
Hyla squirella
Bufo valliceps
Bufo woodhousii velatus
Rana sphenocephala
Rana catesbeiana
Rana sphenocephala utricularia
Pseudemys concinna
Trachemys scripta elegans
Terrapene carolina triunguis
Apalone spinifera pallida
Alligator mississippiensis
Anolis carolinensis
Eumeces fasciatus
Eumeces laticeps
Hemidactylus turcicus
Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri
Masticophis flagellum
Nerodia erthrogaster flavigaster
Nerodia erthrogaster confluens
Nerodia rhombifer
Storeria dekayi texana
Thamnophis proximus
Opheodrys aestivus
Agkistrodon contortrix
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Micrurus fulvius tenere

I wasn't able to photograph everything but here are a few images from the trip....

Bufo woodhousii velatus (woodhouse toad)

Hyla versicolor (gray tree frog)

Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri (texas rat snake)

Rana sphenocephala utricularia (leopard frog)

Nerodia erthrogaster confluens (broad-banded water snake)

Micrurus fulvius tenere (texas coral snake)

Opheodrys aestivus (rough green snake)

Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (western cottonmouth)

Coluber constrictor flaviventris (western yellow-bellied races)

Agkistrodon contortrix (southern copperhead)

It was nice to see everyone stick around through the rain and muck to make the best of the weekend!