A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
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Whaler Island
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| Whaler Island, Del Norte County | Whaler Island, Del Norte County | |
Whaler Island was separated from the mainland until the 1930s when it was connected to the shore. |
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| Batrachoseps attenuatus - California Slender Salamander | ||
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| Adult, Whaler Island, Del Norte County | Adult, Humboldt County | Adult, Whaler Island, Del Norte County |
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| Adult from Whaler Island, Del Norte County © Alan Barron | ||
| Ensatina eschscholtzii picta - Painted Ensatina | ||
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| Adult, Del Norte County | Juvenile, Whaler Island, Del Norte County |
Adult in defensive stance with milky secretions on head and tail, Whaler Island, Del Norte County. (Juvenile on bottom.) |
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| Adult from Whaler Island, Del Norte County © Alan Barron | Adult from Whaler Island, Del Norte County © Alan Barron | Juvenile from Whaler Island, Del Norte County © Alan Barron |
| Aneides vagrans - Wandering Salamander | ||
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| Adult, Del Norte County | Adult, Del Norte County | Sub-adult, Humboldt County |
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| Three variations of adult Wandering Salamanders from Del Norte County: black on the left, brown in the center, and gold on the right. © Alan Barron |
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