Great photos, you saw a lot of awesome critters. You did well in south Texas. Where is that western hognose from? Also which mountain range is range the the twin-spot from?
Thanks
Nick
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- December 28th, 2015, 7:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: I traveled too much this year(AZ, TX, Fl, Wa, etc)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6584
- December 28th, 2015, 7:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 Year in Review--Galapagos, KS, TX
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5074
Re: 2015 Year in Review--Galapagos, KS, TX
Looks like a great year. Those lava lizards are handsome little beasts. I like the the idea of a survival class in high school wish they had had such a thing when I was in school. Is that part of the Texas curriculum? What sort skills are you teaching? That is a good size coral snake, what sort of h...
- December 5th, 2015, 7:41 am
- Forum: Invertebrate Forum
- Topic: Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13075
Re: Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
Great photos, you have come across some amazing inverts in your travels. I'm particularly impressed by your diversity of mantids and cordyceps fungus. I think my favourite is the jungle weevil. Those are disparate areas what were you doing that took you to both? Thanks for sharing these beautiful sh...
- November 30th, 2015, 5:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A welcome surprise among the usual suspects in western MA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2300
Re: A welcome surprise among the usual suspects in western M
Great stuff Kyle, glad you got some good activity this fall. Marbled and four toes are really cool finds. Hopefully we'll see you in the spring for a hunt.
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
- November 26th, 2015, 6:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8447
Re: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
Hi Kai,
Thanks for the info, sounds like some research is in order.
Best,
Nick
Thanks for the info, sounds like some research is in order.
Best,
Nick
- November 25th, 2015, 10:22 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: October herping - Columbia Gorge & Jedediah Smith Redwood SP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3552
Re: October herping - Columbia Gorge & Jedediah Smith Redwoo
Great post and photos, looks like it was a productive trip. You got tons of Ascaphus, are they general tricky to spot? So many cool, cool weather species in the NW, one of these days.
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
- November 25th, 2015, 7:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Back to the Sundarbans
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4621
Re: Back to the Sundarbans
Great post, those mud flats sound amazing, all that diversity. Thanks for posting this and the links your and Jim's other posts. Lovely thing to read the day after the first snow.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
- November 25th, 2015, 7:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8447
Re: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
Absolutely wonderful. I'm interested by the Scutiger, they are typically high altitude correct? What sort of temperatures would have to endure? Are they diggers or are they always around streams?
Great shots of species we never get to see on here.
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
Great shots of species we never get to see on here.
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
- October 23rd, 2015, 9:37 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Galápagos (pic heavy)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7295
Re: Herping Galápagos (pic heavy)
Hi Andy, Thanks for the darwin foundation checklist, some friends are headed to the Galapagos as tourists and I've forwarded it on to them. Being parthenogenic makes L. lugubris a pretty good initial invader so I'm not surprised to hear they are introduced, they are pretty good island hoppers in the...
- October 18th, 2015, 12:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Denmark, summer 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2505
Re: Denmark, summer 2015
Thank you for the response and the links. I enjoyed the other frog post, I am amazed by the diversity and season length considering the the latitude. I'd love to explore northern Europe but where to find time for such an endeavour. One of my lab mates has continued his studies in Switzerland so I've...
- October 17th, 2015, 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49648
Re: Post photos of wild herps feeding
Great photos everybody, some many awsome observations I wish I had seen first hand. Here are a few more. Best, Nick Redbelly with slug https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/12847123863_2c4b3515bf_c.jpg Storeria occipitomaculata by N Cairns , on Flickr Eastern garter eating a American toad which looked...
- October 17th, 2015, 10:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Denmark, summer 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2505
Re: Denmark, summer 2015
Great post. I'm impressed with the frog/toad diversity and how beautiful Lacerta agilis juveniles are. Also I never get tired of seeing Vipera berus photos. Is there major difference between Jutland, Zealand and the smaller islands in terms of herping possibilities/diversity? How long is your season...
- October 17th, 2015, 9:26 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Galápagos (pic heavy)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7295
Re: Herping Galápagos (pic heavy)
Wow Andy, great post. The photography is beautiful and I'm impressed with the lizard diversity. Are the Lepidodactylus lugubris native? Do you know the ploidy level of that population? What is your project looking at?
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
- October 16th, 2015, 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fall in Montana
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2152
Re: Fall in Montana
Absolutely beautiful.
- October 16th, 2015, 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Herpers!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3438
Re: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Herpers!
Which direction are you headed after Toronto? I'm in Kingston (~2.5 hours east).
- October 10th, 2015, 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Trip To Australia, Part 2: Cairns
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3710
Re: Trip To Australia, Part 2: Cairns
Great series of posts, I'm love dreaming about another OZ trip and the thoroughness of your habitat shots make that alot of fun. Thanks for labelling all the plants and fish as well always good to know what I'm looking at. Glad you had such a cool trip. Thank you for sharing.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
- October 10th, 2015, 6:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica, May 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13098
Re: Costa Rica, May 2015
Great post and narrative, no wonder you were tired by the end, that was quite the trip. The diversity you got especially for frogs is outstanding. Lots of great shots as well, I'm especially partial to the leaping basilisk. Seems like a dream trip. Thanks for posting.
Nick
Nick
- October 10th, 2015, 5:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Climbing Aneides - my favorite salamander family
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7270
Re: The Climbing Aneides - my favorite salamander family
What a great post to serve as in introduction to this interesting genus. Certainly a group on the list to try to see next time I harass Jim. I've seen A. vagrans in my youth on Vancouver Island but was a bit too ophidiphilic to really appreciate what I had found. There are just too many interesting ...
- October 10th, 2015, 5:35 pm
- Forum: Invertebrate Forum
- Topic: Camel Cricket?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11556
Re: Camel Cricket?
I think it is a female robust shieldback katydid (Atlanticus gibbosus).
Cool observations.
Nick
Cool observations.
Nick
- October 1st, 2015, 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Georgia Trip Report
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4558
Re: Georgia Trip Report
Great post, looks like you and the family had an awesome trip. I really liked all the alligator shots and the Spanish moss in the cemetery. Diamondback tracking looks great. Interesting they use a press/trace method for snakes, we use that for species with fragile tails like skinks. Did they say why...
- October 1st, 2015, 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring finds: KZN, South Africa (Reptiles and Amphibians)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4158
Re: Spring finds: KZN, South Africa (Reptiles and Amphibians
Great post, seems as though you live a adventurous life in the spring with all the snake movements. Your photography is outstanding. the tubercles on the Afrixalus spinifrons are those present just during breeding season or year round? Any idea on their function?
- October 1st, 2015, 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: West Coast & Karoo 2015 (South Africa)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3016
Re: West Coast & Karoo 2015 (South Africa)
Great post, loved the herp photos and the scenery shots should be in a brochure. I didn't know there was such a diversity of legless lizards in your region. Are Hyperolius horstockii typically associated with Arums, is that how you find them?
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
- October 1st, 2015, 6:02 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Constrictors don't suffocate their prey
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3573
Re: Constrictors don't suffocate their prey
Thanks for sharing, I hadn't read this before. Cool findings as well, I was particularly interested in the constriction induced potassium spike. This was not something I had considered as part of the lethal effects of constriction.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
- September 28th, 2015, 7:20 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2576
Re: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
So I have updated the taxonomy as per SSAR. John's comment got me into the literature and after consulting the key for Trimorphodon in Devitt et al. 2008 all of these individuals key out as T. lambda based on head pattern and blotch number but the first one has some of the traits of T. vilkinsonii (...
- September 27th, 2015, 7:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2576
Re: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
Hey John, great catch, yes there are two distinct phenotypes in that area. A typical Sonoran with a brown or grey base colour and mottled saddles and a another with a slate blue base with strong brown/tan saddles which are a similar in colour through out. They were roughly equally common although I ...
- September 26th, 2015, 11:46 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: One of the most awesome frogs IMO!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12020
Re: One of the most awesome frogs IMO!
Kurt as usual, you've floored me with your photography and the diversity of your region. Is the hunched position of Theloderma leprosum (third photo) a defensive response or is that a resting position? Is the rock base you have it on represent the preferred habitat of this species? Essentially I'm a...
- September 26th, 2015, 11:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2576
South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
Back in in 2003, I volunteered at the southwestern research station in the Chiricahua Mountains of south eastern Arizona from March until July. This was a formative period in my life redirecting my career trajectory, allowing me to meet great researchers and introducing me, as a coastal Canadian to ...
- September 25th, 2015, 5:39 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Question: Preferred DOF with reasonable working distance?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8078
Re: Question: Preferred DOF with reasonable working distance
Yes it extends the reach of my on camera flash over my 55mm lens (and extender) which allows me to take wider angle "macro" shots without the lens shadow. That said, with the tube, there is a definite tunnel vision effect if the subject is too far away (~2 m). I've tried the plastic bag ro...
- September 23rd, 2015, 6:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Queensland over Xmas...yes, 9 months late - Frogs (w/audio)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5532
Re: Queensland over Xmas...yes, 9 months late - Frogs (w/aud
Great post one of my favourites for sure. Great photography and to have the calls as well is outstanding. What are you using for your recordings?
Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Nick
Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Nick
- September 23rd, 2015, 6:36 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Question: Preferred DOF with reasonable working distance?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8078
Re: Question: Preferred DOF with reasonable working distance
Hey Kyle, I'm not sure about the warmness, the pringles can has a silvery reflective layer on the inside but it could be the reflector which is made out of velum. A material that I was not aware of but my wife uses for craft type things and suggested it. Works pretty well even in the rain, an advant...
- September 22nd, 2015, 5:06 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Kansas gartersnake ID help: radix?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3038
Re: Kansas gartersnake ID help: radix?
Well the colour is certainly striking. I initially thought you got a T. marcianus range extension but I think your initial ID was correct. I'd love to see any other shots you have of this fellow.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
- September 21st, 2015, 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Kansas gartersnake ID help: radix?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3038
Re: Kansas gartersnake ID help: radix?
There's stripes on the 4th row so it looks like some crazy southern T. radix to me. Nice shot.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
- September 21st, 2015, 5:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: One last post from prairie Canada - lots of rattlesnakes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11049
Re: One last post from prairie Canada - lots of rattlesnakes
Great stuff Kyle, as usual. Wonderful photography and a great narrative with lots of local information. I'm glad you got that Phrynosoma gig and were able to get to know SW Saskie, looks like you appreciated the area for what it is. Your photos made me incredibly home sick. Good luck on the next ste...
- September 19th, 2015, 8:22 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Question: Preferred DOF with reasonable working distance?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8078
Re: Question: Preferred DOF with reasonable working distance
Interesting topic Kyle and one that I struggle with as well. Lots of helpful comments. As you know Kyle I make regular use of a pringle's can extender/diffuser fill flash and high f-stop (13-22) which is helpful for crispness but I find I still get flares and the colour a bit too warm. The idea of a...
Re: Borneo
Wonderful post, great photos from a dream destination. I love the juvenile agamid shot.
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
- September 12th, 2015, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Invertebrate Forum
- Topic: Horsehair Worms
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12331
Re: Horsehair Worms
I've seen them emerging from crickets a couple times in Arizona and Montana. The most interesting part is the mind control, where they force their host into water once the worm is done with the body. Never seen one in a mantis.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
- September 12th, 2015, 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Highlights from 2014-15 Canada (updated Bigger Images)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5093
Re: Highlights from 2014-15 Canada (updated Bigger Images)
Really great photography, amazing clarity on those long distance shots. How did you freeze that tern? Wonderful. Also I love the diversity of wildlife and regions you covered. Great to see some northern critters.
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
- September 9th, 2015, 2:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Drift Fence Designs w/ OR w/o Traps & Trap Designs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24064
Re: Drift Fence Designs w/ OR w/o Traps & Trap Designs
In my opinion traps are the way to go but just limiting the time they are open. If you could go out twice on the weekend you could open and close them and have a "fishing" time of 24-36 hours that would probably get you a good representation of the local diversity ( Is that your goal/targe...
- September 4th, 2015, 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your all-time best rattlesnake shots
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18836
Re: Your all-time best rattlesnake shots
Juvenile viridis hunting sagebrush lizards in Carbon Co. MT: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3891/14755409028_0e5c27a507.jpg Crotalus viridis by N Cairns , on Flickr Big lady waiting for summer in SW Saskatchewan: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/12858677414_c5d1ccc148.jpg Crotalus viridis by N Ca...
- August 30th, 2015, 11:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tripreports Malawi & Zambia July-August 2015
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4732
Re: Tripreports Malawi & Zambia July-August 2015
Great stuff, I love the diversity. To see chameleons in the wild would be amazing. The common reed frog is extremely handsome, what does the venter look like?
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
- August 30th, 2015, 7:15 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Recent AZ trip with some ID requests
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2099
Re: Recent AZ trip with some ID requests
Nice post, you guys saw some cool animals. It's cool to see a cerberus as that is a species that I don't get to see often on here. I think your bird is a female gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis).
- August 29th, 2015, 8:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Took the family west
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3817
Re: Took the family west
Yeah a number of folks offered advice or opportunities we just ran out of time for herping. I wish we'd had more time for Nor Cal and the NW. Actually same go's for KS, NM, AZ, NV, BC and SK but It was a great trip and Deep Creek was a high light, you worked your ass off showing us new species. Than...
- August 29th, 2015, 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Took the family west
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3817
Re: Took the family west
That's the thing eh Jim? You can't get them all. I was a little sad I wasn't able to see a new species of Phrynosoma on this trip but we tried, man we tried. Next time. I did tell Dr. Hoyer about that little boa and the others in that area but I didn't take measurements, samples or do any scale coun...
- August 29th, 2015, 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Took the family west
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3817
Re: Took the family west
Thanks Jake, I appreciate that. It was fun to make.
- August 28th, 2015, 7:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Took the family west
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3817
Re: Took the family west
Thanks Jim, I'll take you up on that. There are so many places I wanted more time and Southern California was amazing even in July. I had a great time. Next time let's see a ruber.
Thanks again bud,
Nick
Thanks again bud,
Nick
- August 27th, 2015, 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Unofficial Guide to Tadpoles and Morphs of the East
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8715
Re: Unofficial Guide to Tadpoles and Morphs of the Southeast
That is very kind of you. I'll let you know if I plan to move them. If you can credit them as NA Cairns that would be perfect. I forgot a couple: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/12854251185_4f71a79576.jpg Pseudacris maculata and Spea bombifrons by N Cairns , on Flickr https://farm3.staticflickr....
- August 27th, 2015, 7:17 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Unofficial Guide to Tadpoles and Morphs of the East
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8715
Re: Unofficial Guide to Tadpoles and Morphs of the Southeast
For the most part these are from Canada so I'm not sure if they are useful for you but feel free. Lithobates sylvatica https://farm1.staticflickr.com/750/20304363243_d03651ba0d.jpg Lithobates sylvatica by N Cairns , on Flickr Pseudacris crucifer https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5711/20899122506_f81f92...
- August 26th, 2015, 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Summer 2015, Tennesee, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizona
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5211
Re: Summer 2015, Tennesee, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizo
Man, what a great post. Amazing diversity and the photography is outstanding. Look forward to you fall post.
Thanks for posting,
Nick
Thanks for posting,
Nick
- August 26th, 2015, 6:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Took the family west
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3817
Took the family west
The wife and I had to visit a few places this summer, a few more than we could afford to do by plane. So we packed our 10 month old and our dog into the car and headed west from Ontario. This was not a herp trip per say but both of us enjoy seeing wildlife and wanted to see as much as we could make ...
- August 24th, 2015, 7:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Below the Mason Dixon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4787
Re: Below the Mason Dixon
Amazing post, each photo was one of the best I've seen for that species. Great stuff.
Thanks for sharing.
Nick
Thanks for sharing.
Nick