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"I hate seeing the first one of a new species like this. 2nd shot shows black ""spade"" within the foot. Beautiful cat eye. Heard distinctive croak in pastures near road. Thanks @tiwane for cool, rainy hunt..."
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"I hate seeing the first one of a new species like this. 2nd shot shows black ""spade"" within the foot. Beautiful cat eye. Heard distinctive croak in pastures near road. Thanks @tiwane for cool, rainy hunt..."
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Only one seen tonight, although @robberfly and I heard them calling the distance.
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Only one seen tonight, although @robberfly and I heard them calling the distance.
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Fresh roadkill . Heavy rains during the week but very little at the time of the photo .
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Trapped in a cattle guard
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Trapped in a cattle guard
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Trapped in a cattle guard
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This is the first record of spadefoot breeding in the park, aside from eggs/young tadpoles in a roadside puddle that dried up long before they transformed.
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We were hiking down a trail in juniper/coastal sage scrub and heard what sounded like the far off revving of a chainsaw or ATV, or loud revving snoring. Looking up wondering what kind of weird bird it is we go around a corner and practically splash into a large puddle left by recent rains -- with a pair of mating toads. Nice to see they're sill around, though haven't seen them since.
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We were hiking down a trail in juniper/coastal sage scrub and heard what sounded like the far off revving of a chainsaw or ATV, or loud revving snoring. Looking up wondering what kind of weird bird it is we go around a corner and practically splash into a large puddle left by recent rains -- with a pair of mating toads. Nice to see they're sill around, though haven't seen them since.
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Japatul, California Male observed alive on paved road at 18:57
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Japatul, California Male observed alive on paved road at 18:57
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Japatul, California Male observed alive on paved road at 18:57
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Not sure why there was a dark patch near the nostrils . Raining much of the evening . An early record ?
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Not sure why there was a dark patch near the nostrils . Raining much of the evening . An early record ?
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Sorry for poor photo. Found near same area as large puddle that has since dried up.
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Found on road 209 (on asphalt) on rainy evening. About a dozen of others living specimens were also observed around the same stretch. Several more (about 20) had been killed by cars. We also observed about half a dozen Pacific chorus frogs (dead and alive) and 40 (dead and alive) western toads.
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Found on side of entrance road on rainy evening.
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