This afternoon I decided to go check the 36 metal and wood cover boards I placed on the Umpqua Community College (UCC) property on 21 March 2017. It has been just over a month and the vegetation underneath was beginning to die and decompose. More "pillbugs," centipedes, slugs, etc., were beginning to be found underneath, though I did not have time to record them all. My search was mainly focused on amphibians and reptiles. I was not disappointed. Today I had my first Western Fence Lizard for this project, as well as a handful of Western Skinks. One skink in particular was strongly orange-colored on its upper and lower jaw area and a little below the lower jaw. Apparently males attain this coloration when in breeding condition.
Male, 55/123mm, under cover board 30.
Very small, about 4mm long, smell when disturbed.
70/175mm. Under coverboard 22.
55/160mm. Male w/orange-rusty throat and lower jaw. Under coverboard 21.
42/123mm. Under coverboard 20.
Just a few inches tall. Should have looked more closely at characteristics in the field.
Old spray from last year still holding on.
I'm not getting anywhere with this one. Should have examined more in the field. Anyone?
Is there a reliable guide to Identify millipedes?
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