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- February 8th, 2018, 10:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Where do you get your AC?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7338
Re: Where do you get your AC?
General Stores and places like Lowes, Home Depot usually have stations where you can select pieces of plywood for board lines. I've gotten a couple dozen 3 ft by 4 ft boards there. Other times, I've gotten boards, doors, and carpet from neighbors around town during spring cleanup and yard sale seaso...
- January 3rd, 2018, 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2017 - Texas/Louisiana: Pop Milk!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9210
Re: 2017 - Texas/Louisiana: Pop Milk!
Superb pics and storytelling as always.
– Justin
– Justin
- January 3rd, 2018, 9:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Favorite Images of 2017
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7144
Re: Favorite Images of 2017

– Justi
- December 22nd, 2017, 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8106
Re: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
Kevin and Brian, thanks!
Never thought I'd find six mole kings this year. Yet alone three milks and two kings. I guess I should count my blessings. Also VERY interested to see how this montanus site fares after further visits.
– Justin

Never thought I'd find six mole kings this year. Yet alone three milks and two kings. I guess I should count my blessings. Also VERY interested to see how this montanus site fares after further visits.
– Justin
- December 13th, 2017, 6:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8106
Re: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
Thanks y'all. Your feedback is appreciated. Good to hear I'm getting better at narratives.
– Justin

– Justin
- December 10th, 2017, 6:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8106
Re: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
Great finds, Justin! That Mud is especially excellent. I recently found some habitat like that here in Fairfax County, VA and look forward to scouring it come spring for some Muds. Someone told me they've been found there before. Did you find yours under a log or in leaf litter? Maryland is my home...
- December 10th, 2017, 5:43 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9829
Re: A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand
Just a little feedback on the book... It's good, but as some herpetologists have pointed out – it has a lot of errors. See here: https://pauwelsolivier.com/docs/PauwelsandGrismer_2015_BookReview.pdf Then again, it's one of the few books that covers the entire country and isn't limited to a specific ...
- December 9th, 2017, 12:18 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8106
More Boards – 2nd Half of 2017 (NJ and MD)
Howdy folks, I'm back in college and here to report on my second half of 2017. The board line I set up with my Dad last year has continued to produce snakes. Usually, the two of us are too busy to routinely check the place every week, so our visits have started to become sporadic. The site still loo...
- November 26th, 2017, 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping in Myanmmar/ Burma
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6032
Re: Herping in Myanmmar/ Burma
Hi Vince, I have never been, but have a grasp of recent literature published on the country. The guide by Leviton et al. "Dangerously Venomous Snakes of Myanmar" is the best field guide for the vipers and elapids despite its age. Link below. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/857/Levit...
- October 30th, 2017, 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bolitoglossa jacksoni rediscovered
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3295
Re: Bolitoglossa jacksoni rediscovered
AWESOME!! 

- September 23rd, 2017, 12:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some Summer Endemics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7112
Re: Some Summer Endemics
Wow! What an excellent selection, and congratulations on over 100 species of salamanders! I'd love to see some of those one day.
– Justin
– Justin
- September 6th, 2017, 1:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6753
Re: HERPING SIBERIA! Lots Of Photos, One Snake
Awesome little viper. Looks like Siberia has some splendid bird diversity too! I would love to see a Siberian Salamander some day.
– Justin
– Justin
- August 29th, 2017, 11:08 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: A new species (for me) and a few upgrades from this week
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13817
Re: A new species (for me) and a few upgrades from this week
Those are some swell sparrows... Not fair!
– Justin
– Justin
- July 25th, 2017, 6:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Common Ratsnake?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2153
Re: Common Ratsnake?
Yep! Ptyas mucosa. And a beautiiful one to boot!
- Justin

- Justin
- July 23rd, 2017, 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madagascar Part 2: Arboretum d'Antsokay
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2950
Re: Madagascar Part 2: Arboretum d'Antsokay
Wow, I'm in love with these photos. Looking forward to more!
– Justin
– Justin
- July 23rd, 2017, 2:32 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Checking my BIRDS – spring of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11516
Re: Checking my BIRDS – spring of 2017 (NJ + MD)
I'm very envious of the different warblers you get to see on a regular basis, and the White-throated sparrow. Those have been extremely difficult for me to find and get pics of...I still don't have a decent shot of one. Cool post... :thumb: Thanks Brian. Come up to New Jersey at the right time, and...
- July 18th, 2017, 1:00 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Checking my BIRDS – spring of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11516
Checking my BIRDS – spring of 2017 (NJ + MD)
Last post, I checked my boards. Now I check my birds. Unlike last year, I herped more than I birdwatched. However, I almost made par in my county in terms of how many birds I saw in 2017 compared to 2016. I covered part of January 2017 in my last birding post, so here I will cover the rest of 2017. ...
- July 18th, 2017, 12:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp-Inspired Music
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20837
Re: Herp-Inspired Music
A newer rock band out of LA area called the Mountain Goats have some great herp related songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrDJm_70BE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HILnK3lf5a8 Not to mention that one of their albums is called All Hail West Texas. While I don't have any evidence to back it up...
- July 18th, 2017, 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp-Inspired Music
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20837
Re: Herp-Inspired Music
Similarly on Johnny Cash's "Drive On" from the American Recordings album. We were crazy, we were wild And I have seen the tiger smile I spit in a bamboo viper's face And I'd be dead , but by God's grace My new avatar is ripped from one of my favorite hip-hop artists, MF DOOM, who has a song "Gazzill...
- July 5th, 2017, 12:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6786
- July 5th, 2017, 12:29 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: What is a species subspecies? Layman thoughts...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 33106
Re: What is a species subspecies? Layman thoughts...
So - just because genetics may not be able to distinguish between two populations at the DNA level, if there are distinct enough differences then I would say subspecies level designation is valid and important because it gives us a taxonomic way to note those differences that may be an indication t...
- June 29th, 2017, 11:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thrace and Thessaloniki, Greece - may 2017
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3036
Re: Thrace and Thessaloniki, Greece - may 2017
Great herps Thor!
– Justin
– Justin
- June 29th, 2017, 11:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6786
Re: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
Thanks folks, FH, these are my second and third mole kings respectively. The first one I found on the side of a busy highway! John, yeah it was! I wouldn't be surprised if another king snake was inside. Tom, I herped throughout Maryland as well as New Jersey. But you could say I focus mostly on the ...
- June 28th, 2017, 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6786
Re: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
That was an enjoyable tour of a part of the country that I have not explored. Snow in March - ugh! There are 5 mole king records for Louisiana, and none by me. I wouldn't want to ruin the thrill of the catch by finding two in a trash dump, or would I? Nevermind, I'll take one in a trash dump over 0...
- June 27th, 2017, 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6786
Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
Last update I covered a lot of the birds I found during the first half of 2017. Now I will focus on the herps for this half of 2017. Admittedly, I have not birded as frequently this year due to college but I did manage to get out into the field a few times, especially in May when the semester was ov...
- June 27th, 2017, 11:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sierra Leone Herps - Identifications Needed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3472
Re: Sierra Leone Herps - Identifications Needed
Maybe it would be more helpful to consult this guide – "Les serpents d’Afrique occidentale et centrale" by Jean Philippe Chippaux. You should be able to key the species out, even though it is in french. https://senegalwildlife.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/chippaux-serpents-d-afrique-occidentale-et-ce...
- June 26th, 2017, 9:46 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sierra Leone Herps - Identifications Needed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3472
Re: Sierra Leone Herps - Identifications Needed
I cannot help with the frogs and lizards for now, but I can identify your snakes easily. The first species you identified as Grayia smithii are Blanding's Tree Snakes Toxicodryas blandingii . The second species is most likely Dipsadoboa underwoodi . If you counted scales, it may be easier to identif...
- June 26th, 2017, 9:40 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring 2017 New Mexico, (and a little California)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10800
Re: Spring 2017 New Mexico, (and a little California)
Exceptional post as always. I adored the baby coots and grebes.
– Justin
– Justin
- June 26th, 2017, 9:38 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Trogons and Code 4's (feat. three molossus)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14918
Re: Trogons and Code 4's (feat. three molossus)
Thanks guys! It was certainly a privilege spending time in the Chiris.
Nick, survived my first semester of Organic Chem, but the struggle continues...
– Justin
Nick, survived my first semester of Organic Chem, but the struggle continues...

– Justin
- June 22nd, 2017, 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sulawesi snake ID help!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4462
Re: Sulawesi snake ID help!
Sorry for the bump.
Rhabdophis chrysargoides
– Justin
Rhabdophis chrysargoides
– Justin
- June 22nd, 2017, 4:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peterson FIeld Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians 2016
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3027
Re: Peterson FIeld Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians 2016
I prefer the 1998 version, but I will admit that the addition of newly described taxa (the Salamanders for example) and non-natives/invasives is a good touch. I disagree on some of the maps and some of the taxonomic decisions made. I can elaborate if requested.
– Justin
– Justin
- May 27th, 2017, 8:25 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: A few of my better bird shots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 50028
Re: A few of my better bird shots
Wow, your point and shoot shots put mine to shame! I thoroughly enjoyed.
- Justin
- Justin
- May 12th, 2017, 6:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bornean spine-jawed snake (Xenophidion acanthognathus)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5232
Re: Bornean spine-jawed snake (Xenophidion acanthognathus)
I jumped for joy when I saw this post. Just a f***ing unbelievable find. 2017's becoming a banner year for herpetological discoveries! To expand upon this snake's significance, check out this article.
http://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2016/ ... penis.html
– Justin
http://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2016/ ... penis.html
– Justin
- May 12th, 2017, 6:39 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 202058
- May 12th, 2017, 6:33 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Your TOP 10 Herping Trip Bucket List
- Replies: 44
- Views: 59167
Re: Your TOP 10 Herping Trip Bucket List
In retrospect, Well, I knocked off one of the bucket list places last year (Southeast AZ, and New Mexico). I suppose my priorities have changed a little bit since the last time I posted. It's been a banner year for taxonomic revisions here in the United States with the publications of new salamander...
- May 12th, 2017, 6:26 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Your TOP 10 Herping Trip Bucket List
- Replies: 44
- Views: 59167
Re: Your TOP 10 Herping Trip Bucket List
I don't have any experience with the island, and certainly do not know any exact locations. I assume the usual herping tactics (flipping, road cruising, hiking at night) in suitable habitats will produce for you. This book may help as well: Schwartz, A., & Henderson, R. W. (1991). Amphibians and rep...
- May 7th, 2017, 8:33 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Trogons and Code 4's (feat. three molossus)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14918
Re: Trogons and Code 4's (feat. three molossus)
Thanks Chris,
Actually, we're getting pretty spoiled with them. We get at least one every year now that people know what to look for. If not, at least one Barnacle. I suppose it's a bit like those Tropical vagrants you folks have down in the southwest
– Justin
Actually, we're getting pretty spoiled with them. We get at least one every year now that people know what to look for. If not, at least one Barnacle. I suppose it's a bit like those Tropical vagrants you folks have down in the southwest

– Justin
- May 7th, 2017, 8:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Field Guide for New Guinea?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6200
Re: Field Guide for New Guinea?
Hans, The two books suggested are your best shot in terms of pocket guides, but new species are being described all the time and most of the information regarding herps is spread out in the scientific literature. I can send you papers for particular species groups if interested, which will likely be...
- May 7th, 2017, 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: trip report Peloponnese (Greece) April 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5573
Re: trip report Peloponnese (Greece) April 2017
That six-flip Eryx.... jeez
– Justin
– Justin
- May 7th, 2017, 8:18 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Your TOP 10 Herping Trip Bucket List
- Replies: 44
- Views: 59167
Re: Your TOP 10 Herping Trip Bucket List
Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) contains a lot of unique habitats. Some areas are pretty arid and reminiscent of deserts. In other areas, where there are mountains, there are vast cloud forests. You get a nice combination of endemic reptile and amphibian species that are unique to the ...
- March 1st, 2017, 2:13 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Trogons and Code 4's (feat. three molossus)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14918
Trogons and Code 4's (feat. three molossus)
Well I was originally going to do a second half of 2016 post of all the birding highlights from recent trips (Florida and Arizona). However, college and exams have overwhelmed my time so I will just post a few of the big highlights from the rest of the year and early 2017. I was able to boost up my ...
- February 28th, 2017, 10:19 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Opinion: Best guide to herps of Costa Rica
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9173
Re: Opinion: Best guide to herps of Costa Rica
Sorry for the delay. For something more simpler than Savage's book, I would recommend "Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope" by Craig Guyer and Maureen Donnelly. Very easy to read, good pocket guide and has great pictures. A more expensive, heavier but very inform...
- February 26th, 2017, 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Yolo Delta Blackbelly Kingsnake footage
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4968
Re: Yolo Delta Blackbelly Kingsnake footage
I like the feedback in the first video. Reminds me of the beginning to an album by Boris.
- Justin
- Justin
- February 26th, 2017, 7:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with ID from Thailand
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2534
Re: Help with ID from Thailand
Picture's kinda pixelated so it's hard to see some of the scalation. Just from shape I shall go with Calamaria pavimentata
- Justin
- Justin
- February 23rd, 2017, 6:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Undescribed species
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3748
Re: Undescribed species
That's a really cool Ramphotyphlops. I remember reading up on some of the species they have in Australia. There's one ( R. longissimus ) discovered on Barrow Island that was pulled out from a well-casing probably from a deep karstic cavern. It's only known from a single specimen and it may be one of...
- February 19th, 2017, 10:21 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: What was your last lifer?...
- Replies: 381
- Views: 341285
Re: What was your last lifer?...
The one advantage of being a LECH, is that sometimes we get some killer birds come through. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/774/31223485404_1ff8a503f8_c.jpg Pink-footed Goose by Justin (NoNameKey) , on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/256/31791784835_8668fec3d0_c.jpg Barnacle Goose by Justin (NoNa...
- February 19th, 2017, 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID for snake from Borneo, please!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4234
Re: ID for snake from Borneo, please!
I agree it could be S. borneensis . The species description of it is only based on adults. There isn't much information on the species available for me at the moment. All I have is the type description by Inger (1967) and Das' Southeast Asia field guide. Using morphometrics from these pieces of lite...
- August 12th, 2016, 7:36 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Monographs or field guides for Argentina and/or Chile
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10690
Re: Monographs or field guides for Argentina and/or Chile
Haven't visited that area of the world, just have a bit of literature from that neck of the woods since South America's herpetofauna is always fascinating
- Justin

- Justin
- August 12th, 2016, 4:49 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Monographs or field guides for Argentina and/or Chile
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10690
Re: Monographs or field guides for Argentina and/or Chile
I found a pdf for a Chilean guide to Amphibians online here, it's focus is largely on conservation but it does have a species account section in the back. I am sure it will also have a good number of publications that you can skim through in its bibliography: http://www.travelchiloe.com/sites/defaul...
- August 10th, 2016, 5:25 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: 1st Half of 2016 - The Birds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11052
Re: 1st Half of 2016 - The Birds
Thanks Brian! Lots of birds/herps I would love to see around your area too.
- Justin
- Justin