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May 17
I Will Survive: Introduction to Wilderness Survival SkillsMay 20
Babies & Toddlers class:"Here Comes The Sun"
May 30
15th Annual Butterfly CountJune 2-6
Nature Odyssey:Rio Grande Valley
June 4
Plant Identification Class - Part 1June 5
Children's Summer Gardening beginsJune 9-13
Nature Odyssey:Pajarito Plateau
June 11
Plant Identification Class - Part 2June 16-20
Nature Odyssey:Valles Caldera
June 18
Plant Identification Class - Part 3June 23-27
Living Earth Adventure Program (LEAP)June 25
Plant Identification Class - Part 4Aug 28 - Sep 1
Holy Ghost Campout
Archive of Past Events
Lizards of the Pajarito Plateau
Photographs and Text by Teralene S. FoxxReptiles have skin covered with tough scales, they have claws on their toes, and eggs have a flexible, leathery shell. Their body temperature is affected by heat or cold. Their body temperature is adjusted to throughout seasonal variations. On the Pajarito Plateau there are 11 species of lizards, and 12 species of snakes. Lizards: There are eleven species of lizard that can be found in the Jemez Mountains. Six species are more commonly found: Prairie lizard, collarded lizard, short-horned lizard, plateau whiptail, the Great Plains skink and many-lined skink. Skinks: There are two species of skinks that are found in the area: Many-lined skink (Eumeces multivirgatus) and the Great Plains skink (Eumeces obsoletus). The juveniles of the many-lines skink can be easily recognized by their bright blue tail. The juveniles of the Great Plains skink is blue-black to jet black with a bright blue tail and orange and white spots on the head. These species like wet or damp areas along streams or enclosed basins./p> The source for the information presented here is taken from the following publication: Foxx, Teralene S., Timothy K. Haarmann, and David C. Amphibians and Reptiles of Los Alamos County. Los Alamos National Laboratory publication. LA-13626-MS October 1999.
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