The summer herping really officially kicks off in December down here in South Africa. The finds were broken into three concise trips as detailed in the routes below:
Trip 1:
Trip 2:
Trip 3:
Species found over the three trips included:
Afroedura nivaria - Drakensberg Flat Gecko
Amietia delalandii - Common River Frog
Arthroleptis stenodactylus - Shovel-Footed Squeaker
Bradypodion setaroi - Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon
Cacosternum nanum - Bronze Dainty Frog
Chamaeleo dilepis - Flapneck Chameleon
Chamaesaura aenea - Coppery Grass Lizard
Dasypeltis scabra - Rhombic Egg Eater
Hyperolius tuberinlinguis -Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus mamoratus - Painted Reed Frog
Kassina senegalensis -Bubbling Kassina
Kinixys zombensis - Eastern Hinged Tortoise
Leptopelis natalensis - Natal Forest Tree Frog
Lamprophis guttatus -Spotted Rock Snake
Lygodactylus capensis - Cape Dwarf Gecko
Meroles squamulosus - Common Rough Lizard
Pachydactylus vansoni - Van Sons Gecko
Pedioplanis burchelli - Burchel's Sand Lizard
Philothamnus semivarigatus - Spotted Bush Snake
Phrynobatrachus natalensis - Snoring Puddle Frog
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus - Sharp Nosed Gras Frog
Pyxicephalus edulis - Edible Bull Frog
Sclerophrys garmani - Eastern Olive Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis - Guttural Toad
Strongylopus grayii - Clicking Stream Frog
Tomopterna cryptotis - Knocking and Frog
Tomopterna natalensis - Natal Sand Frog
Trachylepis depressa - Eastern Costal Skink
Vandijkophrynus gariepensis - Karoo Toad
Xenocalamus transvaalensis -Transvaal Quill Snout
Philothamnus semivarigatus - Spotted Bush Snake
Phrynobatrachus natalensis - Snoring Puddle Frog
Sclerophrys gutturalis - Guttural Toad
Lamprophis guttatus -Spotted Rock Snake
Cacosternum nanum - Bronze Dainty Frog
Hyperolius tuberinlinguis - Tinker Reed Frog
Spotted Bush Snake Feeding on Tropical Hosue Gecko.
Leptopelis natalensis - Natal Forest Tree Frog
Tomopterna natalensis - Natal Sand Frog
Arthroleptis stenodactylus - Shovel-Footed Squeaker
Chamaeleo dilepis - Flapneck Chameleon
Dasypeltis scabra - Rhombic Egg Eater
Lygodactylus capensis - Cape Dwarf Gecko
Hyperolius tuberinlinguis - Tinker Reed Frog
Coastal Dune Forest Habitat
Sclerophrys garmani - Eastern Olive Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis - Guttural Toad
Dasypeltis scabra - Rhombic Egg Eater
Trachylepis depressa - Eastern Costal Skink
Vandijkophrynus gariepensis - Karoo Toad
Road finds:
Meroles squamulosus - Common Rough Lizard
Xenocalamus transvaalensis -Transvaal Quill Snout
Another specimen
Bradypodion setaroi - Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon
Sclerophrys gutturalis - Guttural Toad
Road Finds
Dasypeltis scabra - Rhombic Egg Eater
Kinixys zombensis - Eastern Hinged Tortoise
Leptopelis natalensis - Natal Forest Tree Frog. Plain green variation.
Looking for frogs isn't all glamorous.
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus - Sharp Nosed Gras Frog
Pyxicephalus edulis - Edible Bull Frog
A few unfortunate finds along the way:
Olive Snake:
Scrub Hare:
Brown Water Snake:
Rhombic Egg Eater:
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East African Egg Eater:
Green Water Snake:
Southern Vine Snake:
Rhombic Egg Eater:
Brown House Snake:
De Coster's Garter Snake:
Road finds:
Amietia delalandii - Common River Frog
Chamaesaura aenea - Coppery Grass Lizard
Catching lizards isn't easy.
Afroedura nivaria - Drakensberg Flat Gecko
Dasypeltis scabra - Rhombic Egg Eaters.
In process of consuming an egg.
Kassina senegalensis -Bubbling Kassina
Pachydactylus vansoni - Van Sons Gecko
Pedioplanis burchelli - Burchel's Sand Lizard
Male
Female
Vandijkophrynus gariepensis - Karoo Toad
Tomopterna natalensis - Natal Sand Frog
Strongylopus grayii - Clicking Stream Frog
Thanks for looking, more on http://www.tyroneping.co.za
- Tyrone
Summer South Africa, a month in review.
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Great stuff, Tyrone. Really like those snake eater and Philothamnus shotos.
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Cheers thanks for the comment and taking the time to check out the thread.achillesbeast wrote:Great stuff, Tyrone. Really like those snake eater and Philothamnus photos.
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Nice! Also liked that you included the egg shell remains.
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Cheers thanks Jeroen.Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Nice! Also liked that you included the egg shell remains.
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Cool photos!
Does that lizard bite painfully?
Does that lizard bite painfully?
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Evgeny Kotelevsky wrote:Cool photos!
Does that lizard bite painfully?
Thanks! Not at all they're small so it's more of a pinch.
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Great post as per usual, the frog diversity is great to see. I really feel we missed out when it came to naming our amphibians in North America.
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
Thanks for sharing,
Nick
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I don't know what it is but those photos where you are holding something in the middle of a road do something for me! Awesome finds and superb photography.
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Cheers Nick Thanks for the comment. Taxonomy and common names around the world sure are interesting.NACairns wrote:Great post as per usual, the frog diversity is great to see. I really feel we missed out when it came to naming our amphibians in North America.
Thanks for sharing,
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Jeremy Wright wrote:I don't know what it is but those photos where you are holding something in the middle of a road do something for me! Awesome finds and superb photography.
Cheers thanks Jeremy, something a little different always goes down a treat in my opinion.
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Re: Summer South Africa, a month in review.
Great photos. Especially thankful for the habitat and landscape backgrounds. Great to see a country I'll probably never get to. Thanks.
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Cheers thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the post.Badgerberling wrote:Great photos. Especially thankful for the habitat and landscape backgrounds. Great to see a country I'll probably never get to. Thanks.
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Seems like a nice trip! Lovely species and good photos.
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Cheers, Thanks Bert!Bert Willaert wrote:Seems like a nice trip! Lovely species and good photos.
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Awesome photos.
Interesting to see the mites in the skin folds of the sand lizards.
Interesting to see the mites in the skin folds of the sand lizards.