My lab mates, Graham Reynolds and Stesha Pasachnik, and I headed to the cedars glades of Cedars of Lebanon State Forest and Vesta State Natural Area for some early spring herping. Temperature was in the low 70s with mostly cloudy skies and a few spotty showers. A few snakes were at the surface.
At Vesta State Natural Area we found:
Terrapene c. carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) 3 Sceloporus undulatus (Eastern Fence Lizard) TMTC
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-lined Skink) 1
Scincella lateralis (Little Ground Skink) 1
Lampropeltis t. triangulum (Eastern Milksnake) 3
Lampropeltis getula nigra (Black Kingsnake) 1
Coluber c. constrictor (Northern Black Racer) 1
Carphophis amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake) 2
Bufo a. americanus (Eastern American Toad) 1
Bufo fowleri (Fowler's Toad) 3
Coluber c. constrictor (Northern Black Racer)
Carphophis amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake)
Terrapene c. carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) male
Lampropeltis t. triangulum (Eastern Milksnake)
Lampropeltis getula nigra (Black Kingsnake)
At Cedars of Lebanon State Forest we found:
Sceloporus undulatus (Eastern Fence Lizard) TMTC
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-lined Skink) 7
Eumeces inexpectatus (Southeastern Five-lined Skink) 2
Scincella lateralis (Little Ground Skink) 1
Aspidoscelis s. sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner) 6
Lampropeltis getula nigra (Black Kingsnake) 1
Carphophis amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake) 11
Diadophis punctatus edwardsi (Northern Ringneck Snake) 2
Bufo a. americanus (Eastern American Toad) 2
Bufo fowleri (Fowler's Toad) 4
Notophthalmus v. viridescens (Eastern Newt) 10+
Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) 5 egg masses
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-lined Skink)
Diadophis punctatus edwardsi (Northern Ringneck Snake)
Aspidoscelis s. sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)