Re: What was your last lifer?
Posted: July 28th, 2015, 6:20 am
Antonsrkn wrote:Then some night hiking in the Black forest in Germany produced a pair of edible dormice (Glis glis).
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Antonsrkn wrote:Then some night hiking in the Black forest in Germany produced a pair of edible dormice (Glis glis).
I thought that was neat.I also saw some sort of aquatic shrew running along the edge of a stream in the alps,
Shrews are an underrated group of critters in my opinion, I haven't seen so many but I have really liked the ones I have seen. Tree shrews are an awesome group, I was fortunate enough to see them from time to time when working in Borneo. This was the first aquatic shrew I have seen and it was quite a pleasure, fascinating little creature.BillMcGighan wrote:I thought that was neat.I also saw some sort of aquatic shrew running along the edge of a stream in the alps,
I've seen Asian tree shrews, up close and personal, but never a water shrew.
The shrew would be either Neomys fodiens or Neomys anomalus, the former being the more likely candidate.Antonsrkn wrote:Just picked up a few more mammal lifers, nothing too impressive but did a bit of hiking in the Alps and saw my first Alpine Marmots (Marmota marmota). I also saw some sort of aquatic shrew running along the edge of a stream in the alps, very brief encounter lasting only about 10 seconds but I saw it run in and out of the water several times and then disappear along with the current. Seemed very at home both in the water and on the rocks.
Then some night hiking in the Black forest in Germany produced a pair of edible dormice (Glis glis). Also a good number of small rodents perhaps voles which I have not IDed.
Thanks for the ID! I did decent in terms of herping but had some notable misses. No Vipera berus despite what I thought was good habitat. I found lots of Salamandra salamandra larvae in 2 different spots but it was very dry so unfortunately I was unable to turn up an adult. On the other hand I was very happy to see my first Anguis fragilis, my first species of legless lizard ever! A few different frog species and some sort of newts which I haven't IDed yet. In the end the herpetological highlight came during my birthday weekend when we spontaneously decided to head to the Austrian alps for some hiking, I was able to find a few Alpine salamanders. They weren't even on my radar until right before we left to the Alps, I did a quick bit of reading about them and made them my top goal. Within 20 min of beginning our multi-day hike I found the first one! I'll sneak a photo of the last individual in...krismunk wrote:
The shrew would be either Neomys fodiens or Neomys anomalus, the former being the more likely candidate.
Btw. how did you do herping in Europe?
We were spotlighting in Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah, it was in the crown of a tree. It started down the tree when it saw us and was gone in less than a minute. We had good full body views.Antonsrkn wrote:Wow thats a good list, I'm particularly jealous of the cuscus species! And the sun bear as well! I'd love to hear how you encountered the bear.