Condition
Dead
Animal
California Legless Lizard
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic#1178; California Legless Lizard; 00; @ 34.621171, -120.212993; & 2015.06.12; 18:00; Unkn; St; 55;
Ca 246; ~1.3 mi. W Ave Flags; Buellton.; W bd sh-driveway; Vineyard/ suburban.; Adult?: head & rest (incomplete?) ~11 cm..; Very flat-skin.; Xt; Fs d. Seen on WALK for #1177 (incarsible). Easy to miss even walking: looks like a strip of silver paper. Silvery dorsal - yellowish ventral. 3-4 fine blackish lateral lines. Head plates - rest scales small and uniform. Id. verified by Paul Collins, SBMNH 2016.04.29
Observer
Michael I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
unknown -- more than one month
Carcass Position
road surface
Roadway Speed Limit
55 mph
Road Type
state / rural highway
Location Description
Ca 246; W Ave. Flags; Buellton.W bd sh-driveway; Vineyard/ suburban.