Well, I've recently finished going through and editing my favorite photos of this year's herping. Since I've noticed that my moving photos around has resulted in most of the threads from this year not having any photos to go along with them, I figured I'd post an EOY report for 2013. Some of these photos you may have seen before. Others, probably not. Either way, this is a collection of some of my favorite finds of the past year, so I hope you guys enjoy. In a departure from my normal style of posting photos, I'll spare you the commentary and just get right in to the good stuff. Feel free to ask any questions that you may have about these photos and I'll try to answer them all in turn.
First for the amphibs...
Green Frog (Rana clamitans) 2013 lifer
Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) 2013 lifer
Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri) 2013 lifer
American Toad (Bufo americanus) 2013 lifer
Garden Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps major major) 2013 lifer
Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) 2013 lifer
Some turtles...
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) 2013 lifer
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) 2013 lifer
A few lizards...
Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus variegatus)
San Diego Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus abbotti) 2013 lifer
Great Basin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis longpipes) 2013 lifer
Granite Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus orcutti) 2013 lifer
San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata webbii) 2013 lifer
And, finally, the snakes...
San Diego Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi) 2013 lifer
Coastal Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca) 2013 lifer
Red Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)
Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) 2013 lifer
DeKay's Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) 2013 lifer
Northern Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata) 2013 lifer
Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis) 2013 lifer
Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) 2013 lifer
And, just for fun, some habitat shots...
Well, that's it for 2013, guys. Not much diversity, but a ton of lifers. Hope you all had as good a year as I did. Thanks for looking.