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Natricine Snakes (Subfamily Natricinae)Observer
psunbyDescription
Encountered in small stream. Outside of mapped range; ID based on cream-colored underparts.
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Banded Watersnake × Saltmarsh Snake (Nerodia fasciata × clarkii)Observer
sarinoleDescription
Spooked by a Snowy Egret. Snake has fish in its mouth.
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Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)Observer
hydaticusDescription
Probably chrysoscelis, but maybe versicolor.
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Gray Treefrog Species Complex (Complex Hyla versicolor)Observer
brentwhite1213Description
Observed climbing the same cliffs we were.
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Black-bellied Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps nigriventris)Observer
rkharwoodDescription
These salamanders miraculously appear almost every December, around this time during or right after a rain. They show up on our driveway or patio. Today, a Hermit Thrush was trying to eat one when we saved it and relocated it in our yard.
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Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)Observer
screwsDescription
Sorry - this was supposed to be for the treefrog (the other is for the Anole)...the batch upload did weird things.
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Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander (Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli)Observer
brianslabyDescription
Found near the Sugarlands Visitors Center (specifically, behind the cabin I was living in as an SCA intern).
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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)Observer
aguilitaDescription
Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
18 September 2022
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center (CCNHC)
Denton, Denton County, Texas
Green Lynx Spider preying on Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) hidden among the beautifully attractive but deadly blooms of Leavenworth’s Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii)...
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Observer
shaneonealDescription
Falcon by Thomas Circle eating a dove
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Toothy Skinks (Genus Plestiodon)Observer
kalamurphykingDescription
White Rock lake, Winfrey Point
This observation is for the skink. I am only sure of the genus level. Ran it by a herpetologist (Carl Franklin) He thinks it possibly is a prairie skink, Plestiodon septentrionalis but cannot swear to that. It was caught in a blackland prairie area.
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Mississippi Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum ssp. hippocrepis)Observer
lindsey129Description
Baby turtle/tortoise
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Toothy Skinks (Genus Plestiodon)Observer
pisumDescription
a lizard with orange head and slightly blue tail, hanging out around a tree that had fallen or leaned over in a relatively shady part of the trail.
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Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)Observer
frank-gDescription
Seen while night collecting for insects
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North American Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis ssp. pardalis)Observer
spatDescription
A young Ocelot visiting water feature at Visitor Center headquarters. Tragically, the Ocelot was ill and found dead a few days later.
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus)Observer
cholmesphotoDescription
A female Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) oviposits into the side of a tree.
I was honored to have this observation selected as observation of the day for June 11, 2020, and again as observation of the week (week of June 21, 2020). It is covered in this blog post: A Trip to Texas Provides a Long Sought Photographic Opportunity - Observation of the Week, 6/21/20.
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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)Observer
greglasleyDescription
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
juvenile bird, flying over field in stiff wind
Hutchinson Co., Texas
12 January 2009
