Southern Thailand, september 2016
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- Thor Hakonsen
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Southern Thailand, september 2016
In early september me and two other photographers travelled to Thailand to photograph pit vipers, and off course all other herps we encountered. I was a short trip in Khao Yai National Park i december, and then I teamed up with Tony Smits from Tontan Travel - this was such a great experience that we also teamed up with the team from Tontan Travel also for this trip. Something we do not regret one second!
We saw in total ca 90 species of herps, 23 of them snakes. (list in the end)
We landed in Bangkok the morning of 01.september (my 40th birthday, and what a way to celebrate), and took a taxi to Cha-Am where we met up with Tony, Tan and the "new guy" in their team, Aood.
The first day and a half we where in the outskirts of Kaeng Krachan Naional Park, the we travelled to Ranong for one day and night - then the next three days we where in Khao Sok National Park before we travelled to Phuket and then Krabi for 1 day each. Afther this we where one day and night in Khao Luang before we used the last day and night in the botanical garden in Trang for the MVP
Here are some pictures from the trip..
01-02.september (Kaeng Krachan and Cha-Am)
Ahaetulla prasina
Calotes emma
Acanthosaura crucigera
Trimeresurus popeiorum
Cortydactylus petchaburiensis
Kaloula pulchra
Dixionis siamensis
Ahaetulla nasuta
Lycodon capucinus
Trimeresurus albolabris
Leiolepeis belliana
We saw in total ca 90 species of herps, 23 of them snakes. (list in the end)
We landed in Bangkok the morning of 01.september (my 40th birthday, and what a way to celebrate), and took a taxi to Cha-Am where we met up with Tony, Tan and the "new guy" in their team, Aood.
The first day and a half we where in the outskirts of Kaeng Krachan Naional Park, the we travelled to Ranong for one day and night - then the next three days we where in Khao Sok National Park before we travelled to Phuket and then Krabi for 1 day each. Afther this we where one day and night in Khao Luang before we used the last day and night in the botanical garden in Trang for the MVP
Here are some pictures from the trip..
01-02.september (Kaeng Krachan and Cha-Am)
Ahaetulla prasina
Calotes emma
Acanthosaura crucigera
Trimeresurus popeiorum
Cortydactylus petchaburiensis
Kaloula pulchra
Dixionis siamensis
Ahaetulla nasuta
Lycodon capucinus
Trimeresurus albolabris
Leiolepeis belliana
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016 (pic heavy)
Khao Sok National Park - 04-06.september
Cyrtodactylus oldhami
Bronchocela rayanesis
Aplopeltura boa
Brachytarsophrys carinense
Draco taeniopterus
Kaloula latidisca
Ptychozoon lionotum
Calamaria pavimentata
Calotes emma
Boiga dendrophila
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
Trimeresurus fucatus
Acanthosaura phuketensis
Boiga nigriceps
Megophrys cf.longipes
Alcalus tasanae
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
Draco blanfordii
Cyrtodactylus oldhami
Bronchocela rayanesis
Aplopeltura boa
Brachytarsophrys carinense
Draco taeniopterus
Kaloula latidisca
Ptychozoon lionotum
Calamaria pavimentata
Calotes emma
Boiga dendrophila
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
Trimeresurus fucatus
Acanthosaura phuketensis
Boiga nigriceps
Megophrys cf.longipes
Alcalus tasanae
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
Draco blanfordii
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
So, this is some of the pictures and animals I got to encounter on this amazing and incredibly wet trip
Here is the total list of species we saw :
Snakes:
Ahaetulla nasuta - Long-nosed Vine Snake: 2
Ahaetulla prasina - Oriental Vine Snake: 12
Aplopeltura boa - Blunt-headed Slug Snake: 1
Boiga cyanea - Green Cat Snake: 2
Boiga dendrophila - Mangrove Cat Snake: 1
Boiga nigriceps - Red Cat Snake: 1
Bungarus fasciatus - Banded Krait: 1
Calamaria pavimentata - Collared Reed Snake: 2
Calloselasma rhodostoma - Malayan Pit Viper: 10
Chrysopelea ornata? - Golden Tree Snake: 1 (possible C. paradisi)
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus - Striped Bronzeback: 1
Dendrelaphis formosus - Elegant Bronzeback: 1
Dryocalamus subannulatus - Malayan Bridle Snake: 1
Lycodon capucinus - Common Wolf Snake: 1
Pareas carinatus - Keeled Slug Snake: 1
Trimeresurus albolabris - White-lipped Pit Viper: 2
Trimeresurus fucatus - Banded Pit Viper: 4 (Khao Luang)
Trimeresurus cf. fucatus - Banded Pit Viper: 2 (Khao Sok)
Trimeresurus popeiorum - Pope's Pit Viper: 1
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus - Mangrove Pit Viper: 2
Trimeresurus venustus - Beautiful Pit Viper: 4
Tropidolaemus wagleri - Wagler's Pit Viper: 4
Xenochrophis punctulatus - Spotted Keelback: 1
Total snake species: 23
Total number of snakes: 58
And the only species we did not find, but did photograph as our friend Rushen found it:
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris - Blue Bronzeback: 1
Geckos:
Cnemaspis chanardi - Chanard's Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis phuketensis - Phuket Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis vandeventeri - VanDeventer's Rock Gecko
Cyrtodactylus lekaguli - Lekagul's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus oldhami - Oldham's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus peguensis - Spotted Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus phetchaburiensis - Phetchaburi Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus - Four-lined Bent-toed Gecko
Dixonius siamensis - Siamese Ground Gecko
Gehyra mutilata - Common Four-clawed Gecko
Gekko gecko - Tokay Gecko
Gekko smithii - Smith's Tokay Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus - Spiny-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii - Garnot's House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus - Flat-tailed Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus - Malayan Dwarf Gecko
Ptychozoon kuhli - Kuhl's Parachute Gecko
Ptychozoon lionotum - Smooth-backed Parachute Gecko
Total gecko species: 18
Agamids:
Acanthosaura crucigera - Cross-bearing Tree Lizard
Acanthosaura cf. crucigera - Cross-bearing Tree Lizard (Krabi)
Acanthosaura phuketensis - Phuket Horned Tree Lizard
Bronchocela rayaensis - Gunung Raya Green Crested Lizard
Calotes emma - Crested Forest Lizard
Calotes versicolor - Oriental Garden Lizard
Draco blanfordii - Blanford's Gliding Lizard
Draco maculatus - Spotted Gliding Lizard
Draco taeniopterus - Barred Gliding Lizard
Leiolepis belliana - Common Butterfly Lizard
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis - Khao Nan Long-headed Lizard
Total agamid species: 11
Skinks:
Eutropis macularia - Variable Sun Skink
Eutropis multifasciata - Many-lined Sun Skink
Lygosoma herberti - Herbert’s Supple Skink
Lygosoma quadrupes - Short-limbed Supple Skink
Sphenomorphus maculatus - Spotted Forest Skink
Total skink species: 5
Varanids:
Varanus nebulosus - Clouded Monitor Lizard
Varanus salvator - Water Monitor Lizard
Total monitor lizard species: 2
Turtles:
Cyclemys enigmatica - Dark Leaf Turtle
Total turtle species: 1
Frogs & toads:
Alcalus tasanae - Tasan Frog
Amolops panhai - Tenasserim Cascade Frog
Brachytarsophrys carinense - Burmese Horned Frog
Clinotarsus penelope - Hill Frog
Duttaphrynus melanostictus - Black-spined Toad
Duttaphrynus cf. melanostictus - - Black-spined Toad (Ranong)
Fejervarya limnocharis - Cricket Frog
Fejervarya moodiei - Brackish Frog
Hydrophylax eschatia - Eschat Golden-backed Frog
Hylarana erythraea - Green Paddy Frog
Hylarana glandulosa - Glandular Frog
Hylarana nigrovittata - Dark-sided Frog
Ingerophrynus parvus - Dwarf Toad
Kaloula latidisca - Wide-disced Bullfrog
Kaloula pulchra - Banded Bullfrog
Kurixalus appendiculatus - Frilled Bushfrog
Kurixalus verrucosus - Boulenger's Bushfrog
Limnonectes blythii - Blyth's River Frog
Limnonectes doriae - Doria's Frog
Megophrys cf. longipes - Red-legged Horned Frog
Microhyla berdmorei - Berdmore's Chorus Frog
Microhyla butleri - Butler's Chorus Frog
Microhyla heymonsi - Dark-sided Chorus Frog
Microhyla mukhlesuri - Mukhlesur's Chorus Frog
Microhyla cf. annectens - Boulenger's Chorus Frog
Occidozyga martensii - Round-tongued Floating Frog
Odorrana hosii - Hose's Frog
Phrynoidis asper - Giant River Toad
Polypedates leucomystax - Four-lined Tree Frog
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus - Wallace's Flying Frog
Total frog species: 30
Caecilians:
Ichthyophis sp. (Khao Sok) - Caecilian species unidentified
Ichthyophis sp. (Trang) - Caecilian species unidentified
Total caecilian species: 1 or 2 (could have been the same, but impossible to tell from the tiny juveniles we found)
Here is the total list of species we saw :
Snakes:
Ahaetulla nasuta - Long-nosed Vine Snake: 2
Ahaetulla prasina - Oriental Vine Snake: 12
Aplopeltura boa - Blunt-headed Slug Snake: 1
Boiga cyanea - Green Cat Snake: 2
Boiga dendrophila - Mangrove Cat Snake: 1
Boiga nigriceps - Red Cat Snake: 1
Bungarus fasciatus - Banded Krait: 1
Calamaria pavimentata - Collared Reed Snake: 2
Calloselasma rhodostoma - Malayan Pit Viper: 10
Chrysopelea ornata? - Golden Tree Snake: 1 (possible C. paradisi)
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus - Striped Bronzeback: 1
Dendrelaphis formosus - Elegant Bronzeback: 1
Dryocalamus subannulatus - Malayan Bridle Snake: 1
Lycodon capucinus - Common Wolf Snake: 1
Pareas carinatus - Keeled Slug Snake: 1
Trimeresurus albolabris - White-lipped Pit Viper: 2
Trimeresurus fucatus - Banded Pit Viper: 4 (Khao Luang)
Trimeresurus cf. fucatus - Banded Pit Viper: 2 (Khao Sok)
Trimeresurus popeiorum - Pope's Pit Viper: 1
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus - Mangrove Pit Viper: 2
Trimeresurus venustus - Beautiful Pit Viper: 4
Tropidolaemus wagleri - Wagler's Pit Viper: 4
Xenochrophis punctulatus - Spotted Keelback: 1
Total snake species: 23
Total number of snakes: 58
And the only species we did not find, but did photograph as our friend Rushen found it:
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris - Blue Bronzeback: 1
Geckos:
Cnemaspis chanardi - Chanard's Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis phuketensis - Phuket Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis vandeventeri - VanDeventer's Rock Gecko
Cyrtodactylus lekaguli - Lekagul's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus oldhami - Oldham's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus peguensis - Spotted Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus phetchaburiensis - Phetchaburi Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus - Four-lined Bent-toed Gecko
Dixonius siamensis - Siamese Ground Gecko
Gehyra mutilata - Common Four-clawed Gecko
Gekko gecko - Tokay Gecko
Gekko smithii - Smith's Tokay Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus - Spiny-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii - Garnot's House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus - Flat-tailed Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus typus - Malayan Dwarf Gecko
Ptychozoon kuhli - Kuhl's Parachute Gecko
Ptychozoon lionotum - Smooth-backed Parachute Gecko
Total gecko species: 18
Agamids:
Acanthosaura crucigera - Cross-bearing Tree Lizard
Acanthosaura cf. crucigera - Cross-bearing Tree Lizard (Krabi)
Acanthosaura phuketensis - Phuket Horned Tree Lizard
Bronchocela rayaensis - Gunung Raya Green Crested Lizard
Calotes emma - Crested Forest Lizard
Calotes versicolor - Oriental Garden Lizard
Draco blanfordii - Blanford's Gliding Lizard
Draco maculatus - Spotted Gliding Lizard
Draco taeniopterus - Barred Gliding Lizard
Leiolepis belliana - Common Butterfly Lizard
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis - Khao Nan Long-headed Lizard
Total agamid species: 11
Skinks:
Eutropis macularia - Variable Sun Skink
Eutropis multifasciata - Many-lined Sun Skink
Lygosoma herberti - Herbert’s Supple Skink
Lygosoma quadrupes - Short-limbed Supple Skink
Sphenomorphus maculatus - Spotted Forest Skink
Total skink species: 5
Varanids:
Varanus nebulosus - Clouded Monitor Lizard
Varanus salvator - Water Monitor Lizard
Total monitor lizard species: 2
Turtles:
Cyclemys enigmatica - Dark Leaf Turtle
Total turtle species: 1
Frogs & toads:
Alcalus tasanae - Tasan Frog
Amolops panhai - Tenasserim Cascade Frog
Brachytarsophrys carinense - Burmese Horned Frog
Clinotarsus penelope - Hill Frog
Duttaphrynus melanostictus - Black-spined Toad
Duttaphrynus cf. melanostictus - - Black-spined Toad (Ranong)
Fejervarya limnocharis - Cricket Frog
Fejervarya moodiei - Brackish Frog
Hydrophylax eschatia - Eschat Golden-backed Frog
Hylarana erythraea - Green Paddy Frog
Hylarana glandulosa - Glandular Frog
Hylarana nigrovittata - Dark-sided Frog
Ingerophrynus parvus - Dwarf Toad
Kaloula latidisca - Wide-disced Bullfrog
Kaloula pulchra - Banded Bullfrog
Kurixalus appendiculatus - Frilled Bushfrog
Kurixalus verrucosus - Boulenger's Bushfrog
Limnonectes blythii - Blyth's River Frog
Limnonectes doriae - Doria's Frog
Megophrys cf. longipes - Red-legged Horned Frog
Microhyla berdmorei - Berdmore's Chorus Frog
Microhyla butleri - Butler's Chorus Frog
Microhyla heymonsi - Dark-sided Chorus Frog
Microhyla mukhlesuri - Mukhlesur's Chorus Frog
Microhyla cf. annectens - Boulenger's Chorus Frog
Occidozyga martensii - Round-tongued Floating Frog
Odorrana hosii - Hose's Frog
Phrynoidis asper - Giant River Toad
Polypedates leucomystax - Four-lined Tree Frog
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus - Wallace's Flying Frog
Total frog species: 30
Caecilians:
Ichthyophis sp. (Khao Sok) - Caecilian species unidentified
Ichthyophis sp. (Trang) - Caecilian species unidentified
Total caecilian species: 1 or 2 (could have been the same, but impossible to tell from the tiny juveniles we found)
Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Sounds like A Great Trip!
Nice images, I have learned to look at your stuff specifically. May you be able to leave "the great white north" again soon!
cheers
Nice images, I have learned to look at your stuff specifically. May you be able to leave "the great white north" again soon!
cheers
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Great finds and shots as always, Thor.
Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Beautiful shots, spectacular diversity.
Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Fantastic photos! They really capture some personality in the animals. I think my favorite in that regard is the Leiolepeis belliana.
John
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Masterful work as always Thor - very jealous.
Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Great stuff. Ton and Tan are great
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Thanks!Jimi wrote:Sounds like A Great Trip!
Nice images, I have learned to look at your stuff specifically. May you be able to leave "the great white north" again soon!
cheers
Unfortunatly it seems like it will be some thime before I get the chance now.. I might have to start a Kickstarter
Yes they are, and add the new herp guy Aood to that equation, and the team is amazing!blacktara wrote:Great stuff. Ton and Tan are great
krisbell wrote:Masterful work as always Thor - very jealous.
Well that goes both ways when you've been out on a trip.
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
wonderful observations and amazing pictures! I want to go!
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
There will always be more photos that is worth editing after a trip like this - here is the first one
Trimeresurus fucatus by Thor Hakonsen, on Flickr
Trimeresurus fucatus
Khao Luang
Trimeresurus fucatus by Thor Hakonsen, on Flickr
Trimeresurus fucatus
Khao Luang
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Truely amazing pictures and finds. I wish I had been so succeful during my last trip to Thailand.
I doubt that that is a X. punctulatus. Do you have more pictures?
I doubt that that is a X. punctulatus. Do you have more pictures?
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
BRAVO, THOR!!!!!!
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Wow, those are some stunning animals and photos! I particularly love the arboreal pit vipers.
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Thanks guys!
Here is a picture that was saved because publication in a magazine..
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus by Thor Hakonsen, on Flickr
Here is a picture that was saved because publication in a magazine..
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus by Thor Hakonsen, on Flickr
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Why the doubt ? I'm not competent to say one or another on the ID - but I do trust Aood with the ID of the snake.dendrelaphis wrote:Truely amazing pictures and finds. I wish I had been so succeful during my last trip to Thailand.
I doubt that that is a X. punctulatus. Do you have more pictures?
I do have more pics, but not sure if I got pictures that can shed light on the ID - what do you need to see ?
We where 4 who took pictures of the snake, so there is not many angles not documented..
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Sorry, stupid mistake of me, I read "flavipunctatus".
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
The green viper with white spots could be Trimeresurus hageni
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Incredible. Thank you for posting.
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Mind blown by your photography. Beautiful images throughout, and a great assortment of reptiles. Thanks for sharing your talents.
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Being the practical, boring German that I am, I've never been a fan of artsy, shallow DOF. I like my photos to show everything clearly and in focus, field guide style. F/22 and above is my realm. That's also the reason why even my bedroom is as brightly lit as a lab bench.
But I really, really love your style, Thor. I want to plaster my walls with your photos! And the more I look at them, the more I want to go out and try it for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Hans
But I really, really love your style, Thor. I want to plaster my walls with your photos! And the more I look at them, the more I want to go out and try it for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Hans
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
I did not see this message before now..VinceAdam2015 wrote:The green viper with white spots could be Trimeresurus hageni
What do you base this on ?
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
You are making me blush Hans - and that is not very nice on a norwegian in wintertime, as you know we are pale as ghosts this time of yearHans Breuer (twoton) wrote:Being the practical, boring German that I am, I've never been a fan of artsy, shallow DOF. I like my photos to show everything clearly and in focus, field guide style. F/22 and above is my realm. That's also the reason why even my bedroom is as brightly lit as a lab bench.
But I really, really love your style, Thor. I want to plaster my walls with your photos! And the more I look at them, the more I want to go out and try it for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Hans
I will be sure to bring you a print when I come you your neck of the woods!
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Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Why, thank you very much, Thor! I'd appreciate that!
Thor Hakonsen wrote:You are making me blush Hans - and that is not very nice on a norwegian in wintertime, as you know we are pale as ghosts this time of yearHans Breuer (twoton) wrote:Being the practical, boring German that I am, I've never been a fan of artsy, shallow DOF. I like my photos to show everything clearly and in focus, field guide style. F/22 and above is my realm. That's also the reason why even my bedroom is as brightly lit as a lab bench.
But I really, really love your style, Thor. I want to plaster my walls with your photos! And the more I look at them, the more I want to go out and try it for myself.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Hans
I will be sure to bring you a print when I come you your neck of the woods!