Badass post! Man, this is exactly what I love about FHF. Stellar narrative AND photos, dude. Stellar.
-Cole
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- August 17th, 2018, 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Back to Borneo, part 2: Mulu National Park
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11693
- July 17th, 2018, 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE of Spain - Trip Report
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5632
Re: SE of Spain - Trip Report
Awesome!
- June 21st, 2018, 11:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica the pacific coast from Panama to Nicaragua!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18721
Re: Costa Rica the pacific coast from Panama to Nicaragua!
DAMN!!!!! So nice!
- June 21st, 2018, 11:26 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Moloch, Morelia and more, the Red Centre, Aus.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11732
Re: Moloch, Morelia and more, the Red Centre, Aus.
Stellar post!
- September 29th, 2015, 6:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Who on the forum would you most like to meet in person...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 65049
Re: Who on the forum would you most like to meet in person..
Well, hot damn! Cool post, Tim! I'm going to need to kick this around. I've gotta say, though, that I'm waaaay flattered that anyone would be interested enough in meeting me to post about it. I (and Dell, too, I'm sure - I'll direct him this way when he's off the river...) would be a gracious host f...
- August 22nd, 2015, 8:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southwest Summer + MT and CA!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2810
Re: Southwest Summer + MT and CA!
Awesome stuff, man. Looks like you are off to good start up here, too!
-Cole
-Cole
- August 13th, 2015, 11:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Pictures from Central America (Mainly Costa Rica) 2014
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5082
Re: Pictures from Central America (Mainly Costa Rica) 2014
Cool post. Cbernz got your frogs.
Cole
Cole
- February 11th, 2015, 10:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: EOY Blue Iguanas, Pyros, and What a 6-ft Caiman is Afraid Of
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17461
Re: EOY Blue Iguanas, Pyros, and What a 6-ft Caiman is Afrai
Phenomenal. All of it. The Pantanal, the Caribbean stuff, the US Southwest... home run, Steve.
Cole
Cole
- February 11th, 2015, 9:23 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica - August 2014 - Aguas Zarcas - Reptiles
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3098
Re: Costa Rica - August 2014 - Aguas Zarcas - Reptiles
Again, bad-ass post. Great series, overall. The Basiliscus are sweet, and I obviously enjoy the dead milk. I agree that triangulum has been too heavily subspeciated in the past, but gaigeae shares the body form and genetics of the South American group (micropholis and andesiana) more than that of th...
- February 11th, 2015, 9:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica - August 2014 - Caño Negro
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3403
Re: Costa Rica - August 2014 - Caño Negro
Love the Jabiru and the frog call recording give a sense of place. Nice post(s).
Cole
Cole
- February 11th, 2015, 9:17 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica - August 2014 - Sarapiqui
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3752
Re: Costa Rica - August 2014 - Sarapiqui
Stellar post, Chris.
- December 12th, 2014, 6:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My real 2014 year in review...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8044
Re: My real 2014 year in review...
Nice spread!
Your first "Hemidactylus" is unquestionably a Tarentola. Better find, actually.
Cole
Your first "Hemidactylus" is unquestionably a Tarentola. Better find, actually.
Cole
- August 27th, 2014, 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Albuquerque Trip Report (Crosspost from Rocky Mtn Subforum)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5873
Re: Albuquerque Trip Report (Crosspost from Rocky Mtn Subfor
I agree about 110%.Stohlgren wrote:I'd call it a Woodhouse's toad. Same with the first two photos labeled as great plains.
Nice post!
-Cole
- August 17th, 2014, 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Weekend herping in Montana
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4547
Re: Weekend herping in Montana
Nice post! I've been waiting to see the photos since you were down here - I'm NOT disappointed!
Hopefully I'll have more time available on your next trip South.
Cole
Hopefully I'll have more time available on your next trip South.
Cole
- July 15th, 2014, 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Opportunistic Caribbean Cruise Herping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6065
Re: Opportunistic Caribbean Cruise Herping
Stellar post. Anolis are a truly fascinating group of lizards, both from a biogeographic and behavioral perspective, not to mention their attractive coloration and patterns. Oh, and the nifty places many of them live...
All around, nice post, John.
-Cole
All around, nice post, John.
-Cole
- June 18th, 2014, 8:15 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Advice for Montana (multistriata?), ~same as main forum post
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1580
- June 18th, 2014, 5:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Quick Trip To Montana
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4516
Re: Quick Trip To Montana
Also, your tadpoles are unquestionably Spea bombifrons. Good find!
- June 18th, 2014, 5:25 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Quick Trip To Montana
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4516
Re: Quick Trip To Montana
Nice stuff from my back yard! I wish I had known you were in the area, though you did better than OK without any help! Despite what you're expectations were, the weather was about perfect for the things you saw...
Cole
Cole
- May 30th, 2014, 1:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Guyana snakes- a photolog
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21340
Re: Guyana snakes- a photolog
Fantastic post, man. Just fantastic.
-Cole
-Cole
- May 30th, 2014, 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fall and Spring
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1613
Re: Fall and Spring
Another excellent post, Bill! There are some stellar animals and photos in there.
-Cole
-Cole
- April 2nd, 2014, 10:35 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Necturus maculosus
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10461
Re: Necturus maculosus
Out of curiosity, have upu tried asking the experts on caudata.org? Some there have been breeding them successfully... I'd look it up if you haven't already...
Cole
Cole
- February 6th, 2014, 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID help on Pantanal geckos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3479
Re: ID help on Pantanal geckos
For those of us in the Americas, most Hemidactylus are introduced species, and most are known from Florida [with the Sri Lankan H.parvimaculatus just recorded from New Orleans]. There was a paper a while back which provided a key to Florida species...I'll see if I can track down a link [found it]. ...
- February 2nd, 2014, 7:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID help on Pantanal geckos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3479
Re: ID help on Pantanal geckos
Both are H. mabouia.
Cole
Cole
- January 15th, 2014, 5:54 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: New Boa! Need a little ID-ing from you Boa Breeders!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11683
Re: New Boa! Need a little ID-ing from you Boa Breeders!
Right on, Matt! Glad to hear it. Any pictures you'd be willing to share (here or on the main forum)?
- January 10th, 2014, 7:07 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: New Boa! Need a little ID-ing from you Boa Breeders!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11683
Re: New Boa! Need a little ID-ing from you Boa Breeders!
Yes, I agree - it looks "off" for a Hog Island animal. I'd ask for a pedigree from the breeder. LOTS of people are offering crosses between animals descended from Cayos Cochinos stock and "other" Boa constrictor (Colombian, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Argentine, etc.). I would strong...
- January 9th, 2014, 4:01 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: New Boa! Need a little ID-ing from you Boa Breeders!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11683
Re: New Boa! Need a little ID-ing from you Boa Breeders!
If it's a "pure" Hog Island Boa constrictor , then that's what it is. It's a Hog Island Boa constrictor that hasn't been crossed with other subspecies or localities. I guess I'm just very confused as to what you're asking here. Hog Island Boas are an insular form originating from the Cayos...
- January 6th, 2014, 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hot Stove Herping: 2013 EOY post
- Replies: 41
- Views: 26979
Re: Hot Stove Herping: 2013 EOY post
You knocked it out of the park again, Mike! I'm with you on the Hypsiboas geographicus, though I've never seen on in the flesh. That Bolitoglossa had to have been up there as far as bitchin' finds go, though, along with the Bipes. One hell of a year, man. Nice stuff.
-Cole
-Cole
- January 6th, 2014, 12:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica December 2013 Caribbean Side
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4935
Re: Costa Rica December 2013 Caribbean Side
Pretty cool stuff. Were the Lepidodactylus the only geckos seen? Gotta love Basiliscus, huh? I think your Craugastor might be a Smilisca...
-Cole
-Cole
- December 20th, 2013, 7:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Ambystoma Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14032
Re: The Ambystoma Appreciation Thread
This is a killer thread - not many things top Ambystoma when it comes to being cool. Can we keep it going? Here's another A. mavortium from Stillwater County, Montana - this one a little (ok, a LOT) less colorful. http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q6/colegrover/25%20May%202013_Stillwater%20County%2...
- December 18th, 2013, 10:20 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8817
Re: You thought the milksnake changes were bad?
And the recent Pantherophis obsoletus group splits, too...Brian Hubbs wrote:Well, that cancels out the new U.S. milk species and the getula split...what else can we dismantle with your view?
- December 12th, 2013, 10:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Weird Parasite on Horned Lizard?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7946
Re: Weird Parasite on Horned Lizard?
+1. I've seen animals scratch at the encysted bastards under their skin before, too. Either way, it's a nematode. Gross...BillMcGighan wrote:It does look in the pic like a subcutaneous nematode
-Cole
- December 12th, 2013, 8:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milksnake changes published
- Replies: 62
- Views: 51145
Re: Milksnake changes published
Well Cole, oops...there goes your Pales... Yeah, but I think we both knew that was coming anyway. It stings, but it'll have to do. think I have a new idea...instead of calling my milk snake book "Milk Snakes", I'll change it to "Snakes That We Think Exist". Ha ha ha! I'll probab...
- December 12th, 2013, 7:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milksnake changes published
- Replies: 62
- Views: 51145
Re: Milksnake changes published
Interesting stuff. This is, in virtually every way, shape, and form, just an exceprt from her dissertation. Lots of good data, lots of "holes" in sampling, and some "interesting" interpretations of that data. Not wrong, but not necessarily right, either... Oh, and what the hell i...
- November 27th, 2013, 7:55 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Limpopo Bushveld, November 2013
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4859
Re: Limpopo Bushveld, November 2013
Whoa - awesome post. Not sure how I missed this until now, but I'm glad I found it! The habitat/landscape shots are stellar. I'm a huge Boaedon fan, so it's always fun to see you guys who encounter them in the wild share that experience with us. You guys rocked it for such a short trip. Thanks for p...
- November 22nd, 2013, 9:56 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hand-digging Vernal Pools in New Jersey
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6190
Re: Hand-digging Vernal Pools in New Jersey
Right on. Thanks for the info. I appreciate the response!
-Cole
-Cole
- November 22nd, 2013, 8:55 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hand-digging Vernal Pools in New Jersey
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6190
Re: Hand-digging Vernal Pools in New Jersey
Interesting. Pretty cool to see it work after having observed lot of failed attempts at making an "artificial ecosystem." I know New Jersey and the federal government both have regulations regarding stormwater pollution prevention (SWPP). Many municipalities do, too. Major silt run-offs fr...
- November 13th, 2013, 9:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: fox or black rat?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10599
Re: fox or black rat?
LTC and CB obsoleta typically have smaller and shorter heads than their wild-caught bretheren because head shape in obsoleta is phenotypically plastic. Wild snakes eat a diet of far larger rodents and birds than do captive snakes, and develop a large head. Captives raised from juveniles or hatchlin...
- November 12th, 2013, 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Ambystoma Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14032
Re: The Ambystoma Appreciation Thread
This. Thread. Is. Awesome! Seriously sweet animals, guys. Keep 'em coming!
-Cole
-Cole
- November 12th, 2013, 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: fox or black rat?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10599
Re: fox or black rat?
I'm almost sure it's an intergrade It would be a hybrid, not an "intergrade" under those circumstances. The Pantherophis obsoletus and vulpinus clades are distinct on the basis of phylogeny and morphology regardless of the species concept you subscribe to. An "intergrade" would ...
- November 12th, 2013, 9:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2013 in Review
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2582
Re: 2013 in Review
Nice post, Zach! As a hard-core Lampro-dork, I really like seeing the variety of milks out your way. That said, I think my favorite photos in this post were of the several Thamnophis proximus and that pair of Cave Salamanders.
-Cole
-Cole
- November 12th, 2013, 8:45 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Emergence to Fall Ingress 2013
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6272
Re: Spring Emergence to Fall Ingress 2013
Ho-lee shit. Phenomenal post, Nick. Seriously top-notch stuff. I would now like to come to MI, thank you very much.
-Cole
-Cole
- November 11th, 2013, 10:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Ambystoma Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14032
The Ambystoma Appreciation Thread
As the title says, I'd like to make this thread the ultimate in Ambystoma appreciation, with the goal being to see representatives of as many species, subspecies, and regional variants as possible. Please post your (preferably) field photos of terrestrial adults, neotenes/paedomorphs, larvae, and eg...
- October 14th, 2013, 8:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Al Ain, UAE. Sep 2013
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4599
Re: Al Ain, UAE. Sep 2013
Phenomenal post, David. We see so little of the Middle East here, that this series of posts you've put together are a real treat. I friggin' love the geckos, and those Agamids aren't too bad, either...
-Cole
-Cole
- October 14th, 2013, 7:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Purple and black Harlequin toad, is it real?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7945
Re: Purple and black Harlequin toad, is it real?
I followed the link, but I only detected sarcasm - my bad.ChadHarrison wrote:If you'd have followed that link, you would have understood that I was only joking.
-Cole
- October 10th, 2013, 12:56 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Anyone with Milk Snake experience? She won't eat!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6873
Re: Anyone with Milk Snake experience? She won't eat!
There's a lot of sound advice in this thread. Nominate triangulum , like all temperate forms of the species, tend to go off feed this time of year as a natural preparation for brumation. Allow the animal to fully empty its gut at "standard" temperatures like you're running, then cool it. T...
- October 10th, 2013, 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lizard ID request
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2414
Re: Lizard ID request
Zach,
Looks like a Gonocephalus to me. What's the story?
-Cole
Looks like a Gonocephalus to me. What's the story?
-Cole
- October 9th, 2013, 6:55 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Purple and black Harlequin toad, is it real?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7945
Re: Purple and black Harlequin toad, is it real?
ChadHarrison wrote:Definitely shopped.
The OP wasn't referring to the obviously fake frog. Please see my post above - there are real Atelopus with stunning purple markings.AndyO'Connor wrote: the first one looked really fake to me, but the obviously real frog was the one I was referring to
-Cole
- October 3rd, 2013, 12:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Purple and black Harlequin toad, is it real?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7945
Re: Purple and black Harlequin toad, is it real?
Andy,
It's real (well, the real one is real...). Atelopus as a whole are pretty spectacular critters.
Here are a couple of useful resources:
Atelopus on AmphibiaWeb
Atelopus on Arkive.org
-Cole
It's real (well, the real one is real...). Atelopus as a whole are pretty spectacular critters.
Here are a couple of useful resources:
Atelopus on AmphibiaWeb
Atelopus on Arkive.org
-Cole
- September 27th, 2013, 7:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rican Rainforest Summer 2012 (picture heavy)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5280
Re: Costa Rican Rainforest Summer 2012 (picture heavy)
Phenomenal. All of it. I love the inclusion of the inverts in addition to the herps in this post.
-Cole
-Cole
- September 27th, 2013, 7:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica Fishing/Herping Trip Part 1
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3135
Re: Costa Rica Fishing/Herping Trip Part 1
For some reason, not all of the photos are showing up... the first half (or so) just display a (-). You've got some nice bird and mammal shots in there, and fishing is always worthy of inclusion. Your gecko is Hemidactylus frenatus , which is pretty ubiquitous throughout the tropical Pacific (as wel...