ANIMALS, LAND AND MARINE 59 



AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FOUND IN POINT LOBOS RESERVE 



Slender salamander — Batrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz) 

 Oregon salamander — Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray 

 Arboreal salamander — Amides luguhris (Hallowell) 

 California toad — Bufo boreas Baird and Girard 

 Pacific tree toad — Hyla regilla Baird and Girard 

 Fence lizard — Sceloporus occidentalis Baird and Girard 

 Alligator lizard — Gerrhonotus multicarinatiis Blainville 

 Gopher snake — Pituophis catenifer (Blainville) 

 Garter snake — Thamnophis ordinoides (Baird and Girard) 



Slender salamanders occur in small numbers throughout the pine woods 

 and on certain portions of the grassland. 



The Pacific tree toad is apparently the most numerous species x)f am- 

 phibian at Point Lobos. The absence of permanent freshwater ponds, 

 except for a wooden trough south of Whalers Knoll, has limited the exten- 

 sive development of them. Tadpoles have been found in many temporary 

 ponds, but as these dry rapidly, the tadpoles do not often have time to 

 transform into frogs before the water is gone. 



Fence lizards are the commonest species of reptile in the Reserve, but are 

 not sufficiently numerous to be met with every day. They live in a variety 

 of situations from near the edge of the water on the beach back through 

 the pine timber. They sun themselves on the sandstone cliffs and granite 

 boulders as well as on cypress and pine logs. The presence of several road 

 runners here may be a considerable factor in keeping the numbers of this 

 species low. 



