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Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List Mammals 1. Hoary bat - Lasiurus cinereus 2. Brazilian free-tailed bat - Tadarida brasiliensis 3. Yuma Myotis - Myotis yumanensis 4. Canyon bat - Parastrellus hesperus 5. California myotis - Myotis californicus 6. Western yellow bat - Lasiurus xanthinus 7. Big Brown bat - Eptesicus fuscus 8. Western red bat - Lasiurus blossevillii 9. Western mastiff bat - Eumops perotis 10. Pocketed free-tailed bat - Nyctinomops femorosaccus Possible: Big free-tailed bat - Nyctinomops macrotis Long-eared myotis - Myotis evotis Little brown myotis - Myotis lucifugus Silver-haired bat - Lasionycteris noctivagans 11. Mule deer 12. Mountain lion 13. Bobcat 14. Gray fox 15. Coyote 16. Northern raccoon 17. Striped skunk 18. Western harvest mouse - Reithrodontomys megalotis 19. California pocket mouse - Chaetodipus californicus 20. California mouse - Peromyscus californicus 21. Big-eared woodrat 22. Botta’s pocket gopher 23. Brush rabbit 24. California ground squirrel 25. Eastern fox squirrel -- non-native species 26. Virginia opossum -- non-native species 1 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List Birds 1. Wood Duck 2. Mallard 3. California Quail –– confirmed breeding 4. Double-crested Cormorant 5. Great Blue Heron 6. Great Egret 7. Turkey Vulture 8. Osprey 9. Sharp-shinned Hawk 10. Cooper’s Hawk 11. Red-shouldered Hawk 12. Red-tailed Hawk 13. Killdeer 14. Ring-billed Gull 15. Western Gull 16. California Gull 17. Caspian Tern 18. Eurasian Collared-Dove — non-native 19. Rock Pigeon — non-native 20. Band-tailed Pigeon 21. Mourning Dove 22. Barn Owl 23. Great Horned Owl –– confirmed breeding 24. Common Poorwill 25. White-throated Swift 26. Black-chinned Hummingbird 27. Anna’s Hummingbird 28. Rufous Hummingbird 29. Allen’s Hummingbird 30. Costa’s Hummingbird 31. Calliope Hummingbird 32. Acorn Woodpecker 2 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List 33. Red-breasted Sapsucker 34. Nuttall’s Woodpecker –– confirmed breeding 35. Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker 36. Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker 37. American Kestrel 38. Merlin 39. Peregrine Falcon 40. Yellow-chevroned Parakeet -- non-native 41. Nanday Parakeet -- non-native 42. Pacific-slope Flycatcher 43. Black Phoebe 44. Ash-throated Flycatcher 45. Cassin’s Kingbird 46. Western Kingbird 47. Cassin’s Vireo 48. Warbling Vireo 49. Hutton’s Vireo 50. California Scrub-Jay –– confirmed breeding 51. American Crow 52. Common Raven 53. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 54. Violet-green Swallow 55. Barn Swallow 56. Cliff Swallow 57. Oak Titmouse –– confirmed breeding 58. Red-whiskered Bulbul — non-native 59. Mountain Chickadee 60. Bushtit –– confirmed breeding 61. Red-breasted Nuthatch 62. White-breasted Nuthatch 63. Canyon Wren 64. House Wren –– confirmed breeding 65. Bewick’s Wren –– confirmed breeding 66. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 67. Wrentit –– confirmed breeding 3 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List 68. Western Bluebird 69. Townsend’s Solitaire 70. Swainson’s Thrush 71. Hermit Thrush 72. American Robin 73. California Thrasher 74. Northern Mockingbird –– confirmed breeding 75. Cedar Waxwing 76. Phainopepla –– confirmed breeding 77. Orange-crowned Warbler 78. MacGillivray’s Warbler 79. Common Yellowthroat 80. Yellow Warbler 81. Chestnut-sided Warbler 82. Nashville Warbler 83. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 84. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) 85. Townsend’s Warbler 86. Hermit Warbler 87. Black-throated Gray Warbler 88. Wilson’s Warbler 89. Spotted Towhee –– confirmed breeding 90. California Towhee –– confirmed breeding 91. Fox Sparrow 92. Song Sparrow –– confirmed breeding 93. Lincoln’s Sparrow 94. White-crowned Sparrow 95. White-throated Sparrow 96. Golden-crowned Sparrow 97. Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 98. Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) –– confirmed breeding 99. Western Tanager 100. Black-headed Grosbeak 101. Lazuli Bunting 102. Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List 103. Hooded Oriole 104. Bullock’s Oriole 105. House Finch 106. Purple Finch 107. Pine Siskin 108. Lesser Goldfinch –– confirmed breeding 109. American Goldfinch 110. Scaly-breasted Munia -- non-native Reptiles and Amphibians 1. San Diego Gophersnake - Pituophis catenifer annectens 2. California Striped Racer - Coluber lateralis lateralis 3. San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake - Diadophis punctatus modestus 4. Western Black-headed Snake - Tantilla planiceps 5. Southern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus helleri 6. Great Basin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis longipes 7. San Diego Alligator Lizard - Elgaria multicarinata webbii 8. Skilton’s Skink - Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus 9. Baja California Treefrog - Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca 10. Black-bellied Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps nigriventris 5 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List Butterflies 1. Checkered White 2. Sara Orangetip 3. Cabbage White -- non-native 4. Cloudless Sulfur 5. Mourning Cloak 6. Gulf Fritillary 7. Monarch ♀♀ 8. Queen 9. Painted Lady 10. American Lady 11. Anise Swallowtail 12. Pale Swallowtail 13. Western Tiger Swallowtail 14. Giant Swallowtail 15. Common Buckeye 16. California Sister 17. Red Admiral 18. Mournful Duskywing 19. Funereal Duskywing 20. Fiery Skipper 21. Umber Skipper 22. Eufala Skipper 23. Northern White-Skipper 24. Fatal Metalmark ♀ 25. Marine Blue 26. Western Pygmy Blue 27. Gray Hairstreak 6 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List Moths 1. Painted Tiger Moth - Arachnis picta 2. One-eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus cerisyi 3. Elegant Sphinx Moth - Sphinx perelegans 4. White Lined Sphinx Moth - Hyles lineata 5. Carolina Sphinx Moth - Manduca sexta 6. Red-bordered Wave Moth - Idaea demissaria 7. Inornate Pyrausta Moth - Pyrausta inornatalis 8. Genista Broom Moth - Uresiphita reversalis 9. Scribbled Sallow Moth - Sympistis perscripta 10. Mountain-mahogany Moth - Ethmia discostrigella 11. Somber Carpet Moth - Disclisioprocta stellata 12. Omnivorous Leaf-roller - Platynota stultana 13. Dark-bordered Granite - Digrammia neptaria 14. Elder Moth - Zotheca tranquilla 15. Geometrid Moth - Digrammia denticulata 16. Geometrid Moth - Neoterpes edwardsata 17. Geometrid - Cyclophora dataria 18. Geometrid Moth - Eupithecia purpurissata 19. Geometrid Moth - Drepanulatrix monicaria 20. Geometrid Moths - Hydriomena edenata 21. Geometrid Moth - Tetracis cervinaria 22. Geometrid Moth - Drepanulatrix foeminaria 23. Geometrid Moth - Plataea californiaria 24. Geometrid Moth - Pterotaea lamiaria 25. Cabbage Webworm Moth - Hellula rogatalis 26. Pyralid Moth - Ephestiodes gilvescentella 27. pyralid moth - Ephestiodes sp. 28. Tortricid Moth - Henricus umbrabasana 29. Tortricid Moth - Platynota stultana 30. Lunate Zale Moth - Zale lunata 31. Merry Melipotis Moth - Melipotis jucunda 32. Indomitable Melipotis Moth - Melipotis indomita 7 Updated 08/15/2021 Wildlife Species List 33. Lesser Black-letter Dart Moth - Xestia c-nigrum 34. Mossy Sallow - Feralia februalis 35. Concealer Moth - Tachystola hemisema -- non-native 36. Omnivorous Looper - Sabulodes aegrotata 37. Bilobed Looper Moth - Megalographa biloba 38. Triplex Cutworm Moth - Micrathetis triplex 39. Olive Green Cutworm Moth - Dargida procinctus 40. Scale-feeding Snout Moth - Laetilia coccidivora 41. Crambid Snout Moth - Petrophila jaliscalis 42. Crambid Snout Moth - Pyrausta napaealis 43. Crambid Snout Moth - Pyrausta zonalis 44. Crambid Snout Moth - Glaphyriinae sp. 45. Everlasting Bud Moth - Eublemma minima 46. Erythrina Borer Moth - Terastia meticulosalis 47. twirler moth - Gelechiidae sp. 48. Black Witch - Ascalapha odorata ♀ 49. Small Mottled Willow Moth - Spodoptera exigua 50. Emerald - Dichorda consequaria 51. Emerald - Nemoria leptalea 52. Emerald - Dichorda illustraria 53. Wavy-lined Emerald - Synchlora aerata 54. Mossy Sallow - Feralia februalis 55. leaf blotch miner Moth – Caloptilia sp. 56. Volupial Pyrausta Moth - Pyrausta volupialis 57. 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  • Northern Alligator Lizard Elgaria Coerulea (Weigmann,1828) Natural History Summary by Kate Durost

    Northern Alligator Lizard Elgaria Coerulea (Weigmann,1828) Natural History Summary by Kate Durost

    NORTHERN ALLIGATOR LIZARD ELGARIA COERULEA (WEIGMANN,1828) NATURAL HISTORY SUMMARY BY KATE DUROST Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Anguidae Genus: Elgaria Species: E. coerulea Description The Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea) ranges in color from gray, olive, and rust, to greenish or bluish dorsally with heavy blotching or barring in a dusky color. Its eyes are completely dark or dark around the pupils. There are dark stripes between the scale rows on the belly, though they can sometimes be absent. Dorsal scales are usually in 16 rows. Four subspecies have been described: E. c. coerulea, E. c. shastensis, E. c. principis, and E. c. palmeri, with E. c. principis, or the Northwestern Alligator Lizard being the one most likely to be found in Washington. The Northwestern Alligator Lizard tends to be small – less than 4 in long, with a broad dorsal stripe of tan, olive, golden brown, or gray and contrasting dusky sides. The dorsal scales are weakly keeled in 14 rows with the temporal scales also being weakly keeled (Stebbins 2003). Distribution The Northern Alligator Lizard is found along the western coast of North America. Elgaria coeruela principis has the largest range of any of the subspecies, ranging from southern Oregon to British Columbia, Canada while the others are concentrated in California (CaliforniaHerps 2017). Elgaria coerulea’s range map is available at Hammerson 2007. Diet The Northern Alligator Lizard primarily eats a variety of small invertebrates like ticks, spiders, centipedes, slugs, millipedes, snails, and worms as well as any of their larvae. It will also eat small lizards and small mammals and occasionally feed on bird eggs and young birds (CaliforniaHerps, 2017; Stebbins 2003).