Blainville's Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii) - HM 76576
Observer:
Ballensky, Tamara
Observed:
2014-07-20 08:35:00
Last Modified:
2015-11-23 23:06:17
Country:
United States of America
State:
California
County:
San Diego
Age:
Adult
Deceased:
Notes:
Sadly we came across an old pit trap system left unattended / in disrepair. One of the buckets had a lid in place, but the others were still open so animals could fall in. I found this horned lizard trapped and very thin. It was able to run off once lifted out of the bucket. We did our best to fill the buckets with sticks and such so future animals can crawl out.

A good lesson for researchers using pit traps to disassemble them when no longer in use, and to have backup people who know the location of the traps.
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