Terrestrial Amphibian Sampling at UCC

Winchester, OR–April 25, 2017. 0930-1030. This morning in my Field Methods class we practiced some terrestrial herp sampling methods in the talus area NE of campus. We did find a few Western Red-backed Salamanders. I also photographed a smallish Pacific Banana Slug and a “fuzzy snail.” These Vespericola snails crack me up. Who would have thought some snails had “hair”?

Western Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum)
Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)
Northwest Hesperian (Vespericola columbianus)

Additional observations and photos are here.

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