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Topic: What has everybody found this year so far?

The weather has been pretty good and I've been herping my butt off. I hope everyone else has been able to get out and find some good stuff! What has everyone seen (in the wild) so far?

Here's what I have found between February 8th and April 10th:
Anything preceded by * is a lifer. Something that I have found for the first time this year.

Snakes

Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix - Southern copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma - Western cottonmouth
*Carphophis vermis - Western Worm snake
Crotalus atrox - Western diamondback rattlesnake
*Diadophis punctatus arnyi - Prairie ringneck
*Masticophis flagellum flagellum - Eastern coachwhip
*Pantherophis obsoletus - Texas ratsnake
Storeria dekayi wrightorum - Midland brown snake
Tantilla gracilis - Flatheaded snake
Thamnophis proximus proximus - Orange striped ribbon snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern garter snake
Virginia striatula - Rough earth snake



Lizards

*Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis - Southern prairie skink
Plestiodon fasciatus - Five lined skink
Sceloporus consobrinus - Prairie lizard
Scincella lateralis - Ground skink


Turtles/Tortoises

*Chelydra serpentina - Common snapping turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii - Mississippi map turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans - Red eared slider


Frogs/Toads

Acris crepitans blanchardi - Blanchard's cricket frog
Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi - Dwarf American toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis - Eastern narrowmouthed toad
Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularis - Southern leopard frog
*Pseudacris crucifer - Spring peeper
*Pseudacris fouquetti - Cajun chorus frog


Salamanders/Newts

*Desmognathus brimleyorum - Ouachita dusky salamander
*Eurycea multiplicata - Many ribbed salamander
*Eurycea tyrenensis - Oklahoma salamander
Notopthalmus viridescens louisianensis - Central newt (Eft stage)
*Plethodon albagula - Western slimy salamander
*Plethodon angusticlavius - Ozark zig zag salamander
*Plethodon fourchensis - Fourche Mountain salamander
*Plethodon ouachitae - Rich Mountain salamander
*Plethodon serratus - Southern redbacked salamander

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

Dwarf American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi)...MAR 4...Benton Co.
Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)...FEB 13...Madison Co.
Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)...FEB 17...Benton Co.
Cajun Chorus Frog (Pseudacris fouquettei)...MAR 4...Madison Co.
Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)...MAR 8...Benton Co.
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)...FEB 17...Benton Co.
Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans ssp.)...MAR 4...Benton Co.
Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius)...JAN 2...Benton Co.

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)...MAR 4...Benton Co.
Dark-sided Salamander (Eurycea longicauda melanopleura)...MAR 29...Benton Co.
Many-ribbed Salamander (Eurycea multiplicata)...MAR 26...Polk Co.
Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)...FEB 28...Benton Co.
Ozark Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius)...FEB 19...Benton Co.
Fourche Mountain Salamander (Plethodon fourchensis)...MAR 26...Scott Co.
Kiamichi Slimy Salamander (Plethodon kiamichi)...MAR 26...Polk Co.
Rich Mountain Salamander (Plethodon ouachitae)...MAR 26...Polk Co.
Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus)...MAR 26...Scott Co.

Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)...MAR 25...Conway Co.
Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki)...APR 6...Benton Co.
Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum)...MAR 20...Yell Co.
Northern Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus aestivus)...APR 9...Madison Co.
Texas Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)...APR 4...Madison Co.
Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis)...APR 2...Benton Co.
Western Wormsnake (Carphophis vermis)...MAR 26...Scott Co.
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp.)...FEB 28...Benton Co.
Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster ssp.)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)...MAR 18...Benton Co.
Western Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae elegans)...MAR 4...Benton Co.

Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus)...MAR 12...Carroll Co.
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)...MAR 19...Benton Co.
Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)...FEB 13...Madison Co.

Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna concinna)...APR 9...Johnson Co.
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)...MAR 25...Conway Co.
Mississippi Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis)...MAR 25...Conway Co.
Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)...MAR 25...Conway Co.

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3 Reply by htruex

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

2 eastern hog noses same day
thats it  sad

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

Hopefully we'll change that in the next couple days.

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

one ringneck
thats it

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

One black rat
Two plain bellied watersnakes
(All three doa but they didnt know it yet)
One snapping turtle
And a prairie lizard or three.

Oh yeah, lotsa  ticks!

They're 99% predictable. The other 1% can kill you!

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

Add for today:

*Coluber constrictor priapus - Southern black racer
*Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster - Prairie kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki - Speckled kingsnake

Hyla versicolor - Grey treefrog

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

uhhh, 5 lined skink, DOR western ratsnake, and a grey treefrog... and thats in just my everyday doings, not even herpin...

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

Add for today:
*Heterodon platyrhinos - Eastern hognose
Nerodia erythrogaster transversa - Blotched watersnake


Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis - Prairie racerunner

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

I clearly need to get out more...lol
2 Nerodia (think erythrogaster transversa)
Pantherophis obsoletus
about 90 road carp...don't ask..I have NO clue either.

I'm about to have an abruptly.

11 Reply by JayH (edited by JayH 2011-04-13 10:21 pm)

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Re: What has everybody found this year so far?

Virginia valeriae elegans

I gotta get further from Heber I guess!

They're 99% predictable. The other 1% can kill you!