Amphibians and Reptiles

Frogs:
Most frogs are easy, until it's a species that is identical except for call differences (on the other hand many species have identical calls but look very different!). Sometimes matter how good or how many angles, you need the call to ID this frog!! However, the best photos will include the head, legs and overall body shape.

PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE FROGS!!

Why??
 * 1) transmission of the devastating frog disease chytridiomycosis from frog to frog,


 * 1) drying the frog out some species susceptibility to heat from hands,
 * 2) possibility of damage from bug spray/etc chemical on skin
 * 3) general stress to animals.

Lizards:
95% of the time a good view of lizards and the like will include all of its back and side in the same view, head pattern is visible, tail length at least roughly visible.

Carlia Skinks:
Carlia skinks are a taxa commonly submitted but they are hard to ID. If a player sees any skink with red lines on it, they should look out for a couple features such as : Without these photos Carlia are very hard to ID.
 * how many fingers? 4 vs 5?
 * Of the ear hole! I This seems weird but you have to count scale lobules pointing into the ear. The picture doesn't need to be close up, it's just an angle most people don't get!
 * Of the back scales, looking straight down. To see how many keels are on each scale.

Snakes

 * 1) Do not get too close!
 * 2) Avoid using phone zoom if possible
 * 3) try include a photo of overall body form
 * 4) BE CAREFUL