Here we go.
I spent 16 days in Tanzania visiting my ladypartner who’s working in Dar es Salaam for a few months. We wanted to fit as much activity into the relatively short time rather than lazying around. We moved around all the time and spent two consecutive nights in the same place only once. The route was as follows: Dar es Salaam – daytrips to a couple of cities – Moshi – Visit to a Maasai vilage – Karatu – Serengeti – Ngorongoro crater – Lake Manyara np. – Dar es Salaam – Zanzibar island for three days – Dar. Fairly intensive chedule, especially as distances are long and public transport pretty slow (Dar – Moshi bus ride takes over ten hours – nearly the whole daylight of the day and going around when dark may be risky). The trip was pretty amazing and the safari just surreal a lot of the time. We got lucky as the southern migration in Serengeti had just started and the extent of biomass was just inconceivable. Got the big five, including one of the 12 black rhino that exist in Tanzania, and so much more.
Here’s just a selection of photos. You can find much more on my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pahakyy/se ... 066406860/
Mammals can be found in this thread: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... 38&t=14145
Amietophrynus gutturalis
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Hemidactylus mabouia
Kilimanjaro
Baobab tree.
Maasai-kids.
Rift valley – the origin of hominids.
Cloud forest on the southern slopes of Ngorongoro crater.
Stunning views into Serengeti off the edge of the Ngorongoro crater.
The edge of Serengeti.
The edge of Serengeti.
Agama mwanzae –male.
Agama mwanzae -male.
Agama mwanzae -male.
Agama mwanzae -female.
Shot shock absorber.
Nile croc.
Ngorongoro crater.
Ngorongoro crater.
Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) .
Pelomedusa subrufa.
Trachylepis striata.
Stigmochelys pardalis.
Stigmochelys pardalis.
Amietophrynus gutturalis.
And off to Zanzibar.
Trachylepis maculilabris.
Matemwe village in north-east Zanzibar.
Seaweed farm.
A very interesting crab.
Fiddler crab.
Harvesting seaweed.
Lygodactylus luteopictoratus.
Lygodactylus luteopictoratus.
Hemidactylus maboyia.
Trachylepis varia.
Trachylepis striata.
Konyagi. The spirit of the nation.
Tanzania report is up!
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- Martti Niskanen
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Re: Tanzania
Sweet picture. Post away, I'm looking forward to more Mammals are okay; kind of like habitat shots. They aren't herps, but complete the story.
Ian
Ian
Re: Tanzania
Generally what people do if they have a whole lot of mammal (or bird) photos is make a post on the Mammal forum, post your herps up here on the main forum with a few teaser mammal shots and provide a link for those wanting to see the rest of your mammal shots.
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Re: Tanzania
What ChrisH said works, but most of us wouldn't complain if you made one big post with an assortment as long as there were plenty of herp pictures. But if it's just as easy to make multiple posts, then yes please include a reminder link so I don't miss out! Nice agamid.
- Martti Niskanen
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Re: Tanzania report is up!
Mammal photos can be found here: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... 38&t=14145
Also there are loads more photos in my Flicr account mentioned at the beginning of the post.
Also there are loads more photos in my Flicr account mentioned at the beginning of the post.
- Berkeley Boone
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Re: Tanzania report is up!
Martti-
Looks like it was a great trip! The pic of the A. mwanzae in habitat was amazing. That first leopard tort was quite colorful too. Thanks for sharing.
--Berkeley
Looks like it was a great trip! The pic of the A. mwanzae in habitat was amazing. That first leopard tort was quite colorful too. Thanks for sharing.
--Berkeley
Re: Tanzania report is up!
Martti,
What a trip! I would love to see east Africa someday. You certainly saw lots of wonderful creatures. I loved the colours of the Phrynomantis bifasciatus and the Agama. The African Agama are such beautifully coloured lizards.
Regards,
David
What a trip! I would love to see east Africa someday. You certainly saw lots of wonderful creatures. I loved the colours of the Phrynomantis bifasciatus and the Agama. The African Agama are such beautifully coloured lizards.
Regards,
David
- StephenZozaya
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Re: Tanzania report is up!
I love the Lygodactylus. Good stuff!