Condition
Dead
Animal
California Giant Salamander
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
Very light drizzle intermittent over previous 24 hours. Extraordinarily dry winter so amphibians desperate to use moisture events like this to get a move on. Had not observed eggs of this species before so made special effort to record them. Overstory of this site is closed canopy conifers, mainly redwoods. This salamander appeared to be headed toward La Honda Creek (50 feet away) when it was hit.
Observer
Garth Harwood
Travel Frequency
daily
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 12 hours
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Alpine Rd.near pescadero Rd jct