Aneides Baird 1851

Juvenile

Showing cryptic pattern during wet night.

Juvenile animal

Two specimens identified in treeless, coastal dune habitat. One found beneath narrow board. Another was found under wood chips of driftwood. They were brown above with yellow speckles; underside pale beige. Large adult measured SVL 70 mm (2 in.), TL 135 mm (5 in.) and possessed prominent yellow, dorsal blotching.

Two discovered, one was beneath fallen oak limb in ravine and second under bark of toppled oak tree. This individual measured SVL 22 mm (1 in.), TL 57 mm (2 in.).

Adult male

Adult male

Found sheltered in pile of oak limbs and its discovery came as a surprise, because infinitesimal rainfall accumulated during 2002 season. This is a large adult with conspicuous yellow blotching.