Today Bones and I went out to St. Martin Lake in St. Martin Parish to look for snakes and turtles. Weather wasn't the greatest in the morning with scattered t-storms that dumped a considerable amount of rain. However, in the early afternoon the skies cleared a bit and the reptiles came out.
Bone's House in Lafayette, LA:
Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-Eared Slider) DOR adult
Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) 1 adult
Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus (Mediterranean Gecko)
Bufo nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad) 1 adult
St. Martin Lake:
Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) 7 subadults and adults
Coluber constrictor latrunculus (Blackmask Racer) 5 adults and 1 DOR
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake) 1 adult
Nerodia fasciata confluens (Broad-Banded Watersnake) 3 adults
Thamnophis proximus orarius (Gulf Coast Ribbonsnake) 3 adults
Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) 4 adults
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-Lined Skink) 1 adult
Scincella lateralis (Ground Skink) TMTC adults
Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter) 5+ adults
Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-Eared Slider) TMTC adults
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis (Central Newt) 5+ larvae
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Bufo nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad) 3 adults
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad) TMTC calling
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) 10+ adults calling
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) 10+ adults calling
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog) 5+ adults calling
Rana clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Rana grylio (Pig Frog) 5+ adults calling
Rana sphenocephala utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog) TMTC adults and metamorphs
That evening, Graham Reynolds came down and we all went out to the Atchafalaya Basin to look for herps. Anurans were out in full force. Unfortunately, the snakes were not.
Scincella lateralis (Ground Skink) TMTC adults
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Bufo nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad) TMTC calling and observed
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad) TMTC calling
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) TMTC calling and observed
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) TMTC calling and observed
Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) 1 adult
Pseudacris fouquettei (Cajun Chorus Frog) 1 adult and 1 metamorph
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog) TMTC calling and observed
Rana clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Rana sphenocephala utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog) TMTC adults and metamorphs
Lastly, we made a quick search again at Cypress Island Preserve before heading home for the night and picked up a few finds.
Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) 15+ subadults and adults
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Western Cottonmouth) 1 DOR adult
Pantherophis obsoletus (Western Ratsnake) 1 juvenile
Thamnophis proximus orarius (Gulf Coast Ribbonsnake) 1 adult
Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) 1 adult
Scincella lateralis (Ground Skink) 3 adults
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad) TMTC calling
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) TMTC calling
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) TMTC calling
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog) TMTC calling
Rana clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Rana grylio (Pig Frog) TMTC calling
Cypress Island Preserve:
Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator)
Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-Eared Slider)
Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole)
Coluber constrictor latrunculus (Blackmask Racer)
Thamnophis proximus orarius (Gulf Coast Ribbonsnake)
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog)
Bufo nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad)
Rana clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog)
Rana sphenocephala utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog)
Atchafalaya Basin:
Bufo nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad)
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog)
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog)
Hyla squirella (Squirrel Treefrog)
Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Pseudacris fouquettei (Cajun Chorus Frog)
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog)
Rana sphenocephala utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog)
Cypress Island Preserve:
Pantherophis obsoletus (Western Ratsnake)