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The Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) is a species of pit viper endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California just off the east coast of the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] A relatively small and slender species, its most ...
Scientists studying the dwarf species of C. Helleri inhabiting California's Santa Catalina Island found that these snakes "attempted to bite 4.7-fold more often than mainland snakes" of the same species, and that "the island snakes delivered 2.1-fold more venom when biting" than their mainland counterparts. [15]
Genus: Phyllodactylus. Species: P. bugastrolepis. Binomial name. Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis. Dixon, 1966. The Catalina Island leaf-toed gecko ( Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in Gulf of California, Mexico.
The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history. They are generally docile, show little fear of humans, and are easily tamed. Island foxes played an important role in ...
Catalina Island is a part of the Channel Islands of California, which are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. These islands are often referred to as the Channel Islands archipelago. They are not part of the mainland but are remnants of an ancient mountain range.
Species: S. klauberi. Binomial name. Sauromalus klauberi. Shaw, 1941 [2] Sauromalus klauberi, commonly called the Catalina chuckwalla or the spotted chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla, a lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to Mexico [1][3] The species was first described in 1941. [2]
Channel Islands National Park is enjoyable year-round. Wildflowers reach peak bloom in the spring, summer and fall are great for water activities, and winter has some of the best sunsets of the ...
Smaller species feed mainly on lizards, while larger species start by feeding on lizards as juveniles and then switch to preying mainly on mammals as adults. Prey items more frequently taken include rabbits , ground squirrels such as prairie dogs , tree squirrels , chipmunks , gophers , and rats and mice , [ 11 ] while those less frequently ...