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Animal Encounters In Northern San Diego County
© W.P. Armstrong 8 June 2012

Deceased California legless lizard (Anniella pulchra) on sidewalk in Encinitas, CA.

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Photos taken with a hand held Nikon D-90 and Phoenix RF46N Ring Flash or
Nikon SB-400 Flash using a 60mm Micro Nikkor AF-S F/2.8G ED Macro Lens.

California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula ssp. californiae).

Striped phase of California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula ssp. californiae). Scanned from 35 mm Kodachrome
transparency. Snake photographed July 1975 in Escondido with Nikon FM-2 and 55 mm Micro Nikkor macro lens.

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Tarantula: Possibly Aphonopelma reversum.

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Western or boreal toad (Bufo boreas).

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San Diego alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbi).

Nearby Merriam Mountains

Large boulders of granodiorite: Home of granite night lizards.

The granite night lizard (Xantusia henshawi) lives in crevices and under exfoliating slabs of granodiorite boulders. It is secretive and seldom ventures from its hiding place except at night. It spends most of its life in darkness and has no eyelids.

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