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Mike Spencer
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Hyla cinerea
Green treefrog. County record for Scott County, Arkansas.
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Thanks for the comment! Sorry it took me forever to respond, I've been super busy lately. Haha
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Thanks Vanessa. It was my lifer green tree, so I was very excited to shoot it.
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- Relationship Status:
- Single
- About Me:
- I'm a herper. I've been herping and working mostly with snakes for over half my life now. I'm usually herping at least 3 days a week, and have no intentions of slowing it down.
- Website:
- http://michaelrayspencer.com
- Favorite Animals:
- Vipers, elapids, and colubrids.
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother
- Favorite Music:
- I can't answer that.
- Best Outdoor Experience:
- I can't recall the best I've ever had, but it's hard to compare every time I make it into the field and find my targets.
My lifelist
Snakes
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma - Western cottonmouth
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix - Southern copperhead
Arizona elegans candida - Mohave glossy snake
Arizona elegans eburnata - Desert glossy snake
Arizona elegans occidentalis - California glossy snake
Carphophis vermis - Western worm snake
Cemaphora coccinea copei - Northern scarlet snake
Charina bottae - Rubber boa
Chionactis occipitalis annulata - Colorado Desert shovelnosed snake
Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis - Mohave shovelnosed snake
Coluber constrictor mormon - Western yellowbellied racer
Coluber constrictor priapus - Southern black racer
Contia longicauda - Forest sharptailed snake
Contia tenuis - Sharptailed snake
Crotalus atrox - Western Diamondback
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus - Sonoran Desert sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens - Colorado Desert sidewinder
Crotalus helleri - Southern Pacific rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus klauberi - Banded rock rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus - Northern Pacific rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus - Mohave rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis - Prairie rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus amibilis - Pacific ringneck
Diadophis punctatus arnyi - Prairie ringneck
Diadophis punctatus modestus - San Bernardino ringneck
Diadophis punctatus occidentalis - Northwestern ringneck
Heterodon platyrhinos - Eastern hognose
Hypsiglena torquata klauberi - San Diego Nightsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster - Prairie kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula californiae - California kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki - Speckled kingsnake
Lampropeltis triantulum gentilis - Central Plains milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila - Red milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila x amaura - Red x Louisiana milksnake
Lampropeltis zonata zonata - St. Helena mountain kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata zonata x multicincta - St. Helena x Sierra mt. kingsnake
Lichanura trivirgata gracia x roseofusca - Rosy boa (intergrade)
Masticophis bilineatus - Sonoran whipsnake
Masticophis flagellum flagellum - Eastern coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum testaceus - Western coachwhip
Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus - Alameda striped racer
Masticophis lateralis lateralis - California striped racer
Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus - Desert striped whipsnake
Nerodia erythrogaster transversa - Blotched watersnake
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis - Midland watersnake
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus - Northern rough green snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus - Spotted leafnosed snake
Pituophis catenifer affinis - Sonoran gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer annectens - San Diego gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer - Pacific gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer x deserticola - Pacific/Great Basin gopher snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei - Longnosed snake
Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae - Mountain patchnose
Storeria dekayi wrightorum - Midland brown snake
Tantilla gracilis - flat headed snake
Tantilla nigriceps - Plains blackheaded snake
Tantilla planiceps - Western blackheaded snake
Thamnophis atratus atratus - Santa Cruz gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus - Oregon gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus - Diablo gartersnake
Thamnophis couchii - Sierra gartersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis - Western blacknecked gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans elegans - Mountain gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans terrestris - Coast gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans vagrans - Wandering gartersnake
Thamnophis gigas - Giant gartersnake
Thamnophis ordinoides - Northwestern gartersnake
Thamnophis proximus proximus - Orange striped ribbon snake
Thamnophis radix - Plains gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus - Oregon redspotted gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis - California redsided gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern gartersnake
Virginia striatula - Rough earthsnake
Virginia valeriae elegans - Western smooth earthsnake
Lizards
Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis - Prairie racerunner
Aspidoscelis sonorae - Sonoran spotted whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris munda - California whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri - Coastal whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris tigris - Great Basin whiptail
Aspidoscelis uniparens - Desert grassland whiptail
Callisaurus draconoides - Zebra tailed lizard
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti - San Diego banded gecko
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti - Tucson banded gecko
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus - Desert banded gecko
Elgaria coerulia coerulia - San Francisco alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulia palmeri - Sierra alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulia principis - Northwestern alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulia shastensis - Shasta alligator lizard
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - California alligator lizard
Elgaria multicarinata sincicauda - Oregon alligator lizard
Elgaria multicarinaata webbii - San Diego alligator lizard
Holbrookia elegans - Elegant earless lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi - Greater short horned lizard
Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis - Southern coal skink
Plestiodon fasciatus - Five lined skinkPlestiodon gilberti cancellosus - Variegated skink
Plestiodon gilberti gilberti - Gilbert's skink
Plestiodon laticeps - Broadheaded skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus - Skilton's skink
Sauromalus ater - Common chuckwalla
Sceloporus bimaculatus - Twinspotted spiny lizard
Sceloporus clarkii - Clark's spiny lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus - Prairie lizard
Sceloporus graciosus gracilis - Western sagebrush lizard
Sceloporus jarrovii - Yarrow's (Mountain) spiny lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus - San Joaquin fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourti - Coast range fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes - Great basin fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis - Northwestern fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis taylori - Sierra fence lizard
Sceloporus orcutti - Granite spiny lizard
Sceloporus slevini - Slevin's bunchgrass lizard
Scincella lateralis - Ground skink
Urosaurus ornata - Ornate tree lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans - Western sideblotched lizard
Uta stansburiana navadensis - Nevada sideblotched lizard
Turtles
Actinemys marmorata marmorata - Northern Pacific pond turtle
Actinemys marmorata pallida - Southern Pacific pond turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis - Three toed box turtle
Terrapene ornata - Ornate box turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans - Redeared slider
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii - Mississippi map turtle
Chelydra serpentina - Common snapping turtle
Salamanders and Newts
Ambystoma californiense - California tiger salamander
Ambystoma gracile - Northwestern salamander
Ambystoma maculatum - Spotted salamander (Adult and larval)
Ambystoma mavortium mavortium - Barred tiger salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus - Speckled black salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus niger - Santa Cruz black salamander
Aneides lugubris - Arboreal salamander
Aneides vagrans - Wandering salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus - California slender salamander
Batrachoseps major major - Garden slender salamander
Desmognathus brimleyorum - Ouachita dusky salamander
Dicamptodon enstatus - California giant salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus - Coastal giant salamander
Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis - Oregon ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica - Yellow eyed ensatina
Eurycea multiplicata multiplicata - Many ribbed salamander
Eurycea tynerensis - Oklahoma salamander
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis - Central newt
Plethodon albagula - Western slimy salamander
Plethondon angusticlavius - Ozark zig zag salamander
Plethodon fourchensis - Fourche Mountain salamander
Plethodon ouachitae - Rich Mountain salamander
Plethodon serratus - Southern redbacked salamander
Rhyachotriton variegatus - Southern torrent salamander
Taricha granulosa - Rough skinned newt
Taricha rivularis - Redbellied newt
Taricha torosa torosa - Coast range newt
Frogs and Toads
Acris crepitans blanchardi - Blanchard's cricket frog
Anaxyrus cognatus - Great plains toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii - Woodhouse's toad
Ascaphus truei - Coastal tailed frog
Bufo alvarius - Sonoran desert toad
Bufo americanus charlesmithi - Dwarf American Toad
Bufo boreas boreas - Boreal toad
Bufo boreas halophilus - California toad
Bufo canorus - Yosemite toad
Bufo fowleri - Fowler's toad
Bufo punctatus - Redspotted toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis - Eastern narrowmouthed toad
Hyla chrysoscelis - Cope's grey treefrog
Hyla cinerea - Green treefrog
Hyla versicolor - Grey treefrog
Lithobates palustris - Pickerel frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius - Southern leopard frog
Pseudacris cadaverina - California treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer - Spring peeper
Pseudacris fouquettei - Cajun chorus frog
Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca - Baja California treefrog
Pseudacris regilla - Pacific treefrog
Pseudacris sierrae - Sierra treefrog
Rana aurora - Northern redlegged frog
Rana boylii - Foothill yellowlegged frog
Rana catasbaena - American bullfrog
Rana clemitans melanota - Green frog
Rana draytonii - California redlegged frog
Rana pretiosa - Oregon spotted frog
Spea bombifrons - Plains spadefoot
Spea hammondi - Western spadefoot
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma - Western cottonmouth
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix - Southern copperhead
Arizona elegans candida - Mohave glossy snake
Arizona elegans eburnata - Desert glossy snake
Arizona elegans occidentalis - California glossy snake
Carphophis vermis - Western worm snake
Cemaphora coccinea copei - Northern scarlet snake
Charina bottae - Rubber boa
Chionactis occipitalis annulata - Colorado Desert shovelnosed snake
Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis - Mohave shovelnosed snake
Coluber constrictor mormon - Western yellowbellied racer
Coluber constrictor priapus - Southern black racer
Contia longicauda - Forest sharptailed snake
Contia tenuis - Sharptailed snake
Crotalus atrox - Western Diamondback
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus - Sonoran Desert sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens - Colorado Desert sidewinder
Crotalus helleri - Southern Pacific rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus klauberi - Banded rock rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus - Northern Pacific rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus - Mohave rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis - Prairie rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus amibilis - Pacific ringneck
Diadophis punctatus arnyi - Prairie ringneck
Diadophis punctatus modestus - San Bernardino ringneck
Diadophis punctatus occidentalis - Northwestern ringneck
Heterodon platyrhinos - Eastern hognose
Hypsiglena torquata klauberi - San Diego Nightsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster - Prairie kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula californiae - California kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki - Speckled kingsnake
Lampropeltis triantulum gentilis - Central Plains milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila - Red milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila x amaura - Red x Louisiana milksnake
Lampropeltis zonata zonata - St. Helena mountain kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata zonata x multicincta - St. Helena x Sierra mt. kingsnake
Lichanura trivirgata gracia x roseofusca - Rosy boa (intergrade)
Masticophis bilineatus - Sonoran whipsnake
Masticophis flagellum flagellum - Eastern coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum testaceus - Western coachwhip
Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus - Alameda striped racer
Masticophis lateralis lateralis - California striped racer
Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus - Desert striped whipsnake
Nerodia erythrogaster transversa - Blotched watersnake
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis - Midland watersnake
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus - Northern rough green snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus - Spotted leafnosed snake
Pituophis catenifer affinis - Sonoran gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer annectens - San Diego gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer - Pacific gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer x deserticola - Pacific/Great Basin gopher snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei - Longnosed snake
Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae - Mountain patchnose
Storeria dekayi wrightorum - Midland brown snake
Tantilla gracilis - flat headed snake
Tantilla nigriceps - Plains blackheaded snake
Tantilla planiceps - Western blackheaded snake
Thamnophis atratus atratus - Santa Cruz gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus - Oregon gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus - Diablo gartersnake
Thamnophis couchii - Sierra gartersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis - Western blacknecked gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans elegans - Mountain gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans terrestris - Coast gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans vagrans - Wandering gartersnake
Thamnophis gigas - Giant gartersnake
Thamnophis ordinoides - Northwestern gartersnake
Thamnophis proximus proximus - Orange striped ribbon snake
Thamnophis radix - Plains gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus - Oregon redspotted gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis - California redsided gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern gartersnake
Virginia striatula - Rough earthsnake
Virginia valeriae elegans - Western smooth earthsnake
Lizards
Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis - Prairie racerunner
Aspidoscelis sonorae - Sonoran spotted whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris munda - California whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri - Coastal whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris tigris - Great Basin whiptail
Aspidoscelis uniparens - Desert grassland whiptail
Callisaurus draconoides - Zebra tailed lizard
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti - San Diego banded gecko
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti - Tucson banded gecko
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus - Desert banded gecko
Elgaria coerulia coerulia - San Francisco alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulia palmeri - Sierra alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulia principis - Northwestern alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulia shastensis - Shasta alligator lizard
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - California alligator lizard
Elgaria multicarinata sincicauda - Oregon alligator lizard
Elgaria multicarinaata webbii - San Diego alligator lizard
Holbrookia elegans - Elegant earless lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi - Greater short horned lizard
Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis - Southern coal skink
Plestiodon fasciatus - Five lined skinkPlestiodon gilberti cancellosus - Variegated skink
Plestiodon gilberti gilberti - Gilbert's skink
Plestiodon laticeps - Broadheaded skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus - Skilton's skink
Sauromalus ater - Common chuckwalla
Sceloporus bimaculatus - Twinspotted spiny lizard
Sceloporus clarkii - Clark's spiny lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus - Prairie lizard
Sceloporus graciosus gracilis - Western sagebrush lizard
Sceloporus jarrovii - Yarrow's (Mountain) spiny lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus - San Joaquin fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourti - Coast range fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes - Great basin fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis - Northwestern fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis taylori - Sierra fence lizard
Sceloporus orcutti - Granite spiny lizard
Sceloporus slevini - Slevin's bunchgrass lizard
Scincella lateralis - Ground skink
Urosaurus ornata - Ornate tree lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans - Western sideblotched lizard
Uta stansburiana navadensis - Nevada sideblotched lizard
Turtles
Actinemys marmorata marmorata - Northern Pacific pond turtle
Actinemys marmorata pallida - Southern Pacific pond turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis - Three toed box turtle
Terrapene ornata - Ornate box turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans - Redeared slider
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii - Mississippi map turtle
Chelydra serpentina - Common snapping turtle
Salamanders and Newts
Ambystoma californiense - California tiger salamander
Ambystoma gracile - Northwestern salamander
Ambystoma maculatum - Spotted salamander (Adult and larval)
Ambystoma mavortium mavortium - Barred tiger salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus - Speckled black salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus niger - Santa Cruz black salamander
Aneides lugubris - Arboreal salamander
Aneides vagrans - Wandering salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus - California slender salamander
Batrachoseps major major - Garden slender salamander
Desmognathus brimleyorum - Ouachita dusky salamander
Dicamptodon enstatus - California giant salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus - Coastal giant salamander
Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis - Oregon ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica - Yellow eyed ensatina
Eurycea multiplicata multiplicata - Many ribbed salamander
Eurycea tynerensis - Oklahoma salamander
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis - Central newt
Plethodon albagula - Western slimy salamander
Plethondon angusticlavius - Ozark zig zag salamander
Plethodon fourchensis - Fourche Mountain salamander
Plethodon ouachitae - Rich Mountain salamander
Plethodon serratus - Southern redbacked salamander
Rhyachotriton variegatus - Southern torrent salamander
Taricha granulosa - Rough skinned newt
Taricha rivularis - Redbellied newt
Taricha torosa torosa - Coast range newt
Frogs and Toads
Acris crepitans blanchardi - Blanchard's cricket frog
Anaxyrus cognatus - Great plains toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii - Woodhouse's toad
Ascaphus truei - Coastal tailed frog
Bufo alvarius - Sonoran desert toad
Bufo americanus charlesmithi - Dwarf American Toad
Bufo boreas boreas - Boreal toad
Bufo boreas halophilus - California toad
Bufo canorus - Yosemite toad
Bufo fowleri - Fowler's toad
Bufo punctatus - Redspotted toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis - Eastern narrowmouthed toad
Hyla chrysoscelis - Cope's grey treefrog
Hyla cinerea - Green treefrog
Hyla versicolor - Grey treefrog
Lithobates palustris - Pickerel frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius - Southern leopard frog
Pseudacris cadaverina - California treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer - Spring peeper
Pseudacris fouquettei - Cajun chorus frog
Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca - Baja California treefrog
Pseudacris regilla - Pacific treefrog
Pseudacris sierrae - Sierra treefrog
Rana aurora - Northern redlegged frog
Rana boylii - Foothill yellowlegged frog
Rana catasbaena - American bullfrog
Rana clemitans melanota - Green frog
Rana draytonii - California redlegged frog
Rana pretiosa - Oregon spotted frog
Spea bombifrons - Plains spadefoot
Spea hammondi - Western spadefoot
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Just surpassed my goal for the year...
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My goal, herpwise, for 2010 was to find 100 species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians in their natural habitats. I achieved that goal with the finding of my lifer blotched watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster transversa) on September 13th.
I am pleased that I have been able to get out so much this year and herp in so many different habitats and localities. I have been able to herp Northern and Southern California, Southern Arizona, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. I…
Continue Combating Cottonmouths from this afternoon!
Posted on August 25, 2010 at 10:48pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
It was quite a bit cooler today and apparently the low for tonight is supposed to be as low as 60 degrees here, so I decided to go out and try to get a lifer I've been hoping for since I've been here... I haven't really gone looking for them because of the heat, but today it all worked out... and I didn't just find what I was looking for, I found my target in an incredible situation that I have never had the privilege of witnessing up close with any snake in the…
Continue Moving to Arkansas! Let the new herps start flowing in...
Posted on June 23, 2010 at 3:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've been living in California for the past 25 years... err... my entire life (minus a herpingless summer spent working in Chicago) and I decided recently that it's time to move. There aren't a lot of things left here for me to find and I have to leave some for when I return someday. My original plan was to move to Tucson, Arizona so I can live within an hour of some of the best possible herping in the United States. That was going well. I found a decent place to live and had planned on being… Continue
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:55am on April 17, 2011,
Robinson said… - fine and great mike , soon wil be back on NB family
- At 7:32am on April 7, 2010,
Robinson said…
- hey MAN don't feel so, it's u the real stuffed, blessed people with access to all information resources and knowledge, im just a deprived cadaver, anyhow thanks fr Ur response friend,
i really like love this this NATURE BREAK network, thanks to VANESSA HER FRIENDS and her effort's
- At 2:08am on April 7, 2010,
Robinson said…
- welcome mike, ur photos are awesome
- At 9:13am on April 6, 2010,
Vanessa said…
- Thanks for joining NatureBreak, Mike! Always nice to meet other snake lovers. Hope you post some of your photos and upcoming videos here, too.
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