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Broad-headed Skink Eumeces laticeps, A tale of Tails.

This little Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps) has had an encounter with a predator, most likely some bird, that has marred her beauty but saved … [Read more...] about Broad-headed Skink Eumeces laticeps, A tale of Tails.

Filed Under: lizards, snakes, turtles, Vertebrates Tagged With: broad-headed, Eumeces laticeps, lizard, poikilotherm, skink, vertebrate

Green Tree Frog in Marsh Sedges, Green on Green

The frog pictured here is a Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea. I was visiting the Fort Worth Nature Center and Reserve on a cool spring morning in 2012 … [Read more...] about Green Tree Frog in Marsh Sedges, Green on Green

Filed Under: amphibians, Vertebrates Tagged With: Amphibian, animal, frog, green frog, small frog, treefrog, vertebrate

Lessons I’ve Learned About Mule Deer

On a cool morning in March 2017, I was traveling towards home after a productive photo safari. I chanced upon three Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus, in … [Read more...] about Lessons I’ve Learned About Mule Deer

Filed Under: deer and their kin, mammals, Vertebrates Tagged With: mammal, Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus, vertebrate

Red-eared Slider: A Common Water Turtle in Texas

The Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, formerly known as Chrysemys scripta elegans belongs to the family Emydidae which contains the water … [Read more...] about Red-eared Slider: A Common Water Turtle in Texas

Filed Under: lizards, snakes, turtles, Vertebrates Tagged With: Emydidae, invasive species, pet trade, Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, turtle, vertebrate, water turtle

Diamondback Water Snake Often Killed for Resembling a Cottonmouth

Natrix rhombifera rhombifera, the Diamond Back Water Snake is found throughout most of Texas. They prefer habitats close to permanent water. The genus … [Read more...] about Diamondback Water Snake Often Killed for Resembling a Cottonmouth

Filed Under: lizards, snakes, turtles, Vertebrates Tagged With: Colubridae, Diamond Back Water Snake, Natrix rhombifera, nonpoisonous snake, snake, vertebrate

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