Nice post with amazing photos! Thanks for sharing!
That Sinonatrix is definatly S. annularis, given the clear ventral bands and reddish coloration on the venter. I heard they are very rare in Taiwan now, you are very lucky!
Kai
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- September 18th, 2018, 9:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Taiwan 2017 roundup
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17084
- October 20th, 2017, 12:05 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2017: Eastern Tibet and Hengduan Mountain Region
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2865
China 2017: Eastern Tibet and Hengduan Mountain Region
Another trip to Southwest China. Focusing on the agamid of the genus Japalura this time, most of my sites are at high elevation: above 2000m in most cases. Therefore, the diversity is relatively low comparing to my previous trips to the lowland tropics in southwestern Yunnan Province. Nevertheless,...
- December 24th, 2016, 2:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 Year in Review
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8755
Re: 2016 Year in Review
Awesome shots! Love the one for juvenile American crocodiles. Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Kai
Cheers
Kai
- December 20th, 2016, 11:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Amphibians of Gaoligong Mountains in SW Yunnan, China
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3312
Re: Amphibians of Gaoligong Mountains in SW Yunnan, China
Nice finds! I appreciate the fact that you included some calling frogs, as few things bring me greater peace than to hear a chorus of frogs at night. That Hyla annectans looks very similar to our Hyla andersonii (Pine Barrens Treefrog), yet it sounds almost identical to Hyla squirella (Squirrel Tre...
- December 13th, 2016, 11:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Amphibians of Gaoligong Mountains in SW Yunnan, China
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3312
Amphibians of Gaoligong Mountains in SW Yunnan, China
A short video for some species I saw this past summer.
Hope you enjoy (sorry for my shaky hands lol)
Cheers
Kai
Hope you enjoy (sorry for my shaky hands lol)
Cheers
Kai
- November 22nd, 2016, 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Namibian Field Herping Trip November 2016
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14210
Re: Namibian Field Herping Trip November 2016
Thanks for sharing! Amazing photos!
- October 28th, 2016, 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5248
Re: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
Some views of the habitats~~ Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8582/29915323594_593d7f096f_k.jpg _DSC1240 by Kai Wang , 於 Flickr Tropical areas in SW Yunnan Province close to Myanmar https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8411/30239303936_128a0091e8_k.jpg _DSC0941 1.25...
- October 28th, 2016, 3:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5248
Re: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
Thank you so much!mtratcliffe wrote:Great shots from an under-represented part of the world! Those giant newts are impressive.
- October 15th, 2016, 11:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5248
Tibet and Yunnan 2016
Another successful field season in the Himalaya and Yunnan. Here are some selected photos from the trip, hope you enjoy :) Tylototriton verrucosus https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7498/30239305346_84c37471e3_k.jpg _DSC1198 by Kai Wang , 於 Flickr Japalura iadina https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5559/302392...
- October 15th, 2016, 10:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes from Taiwan, May-September 2016.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2824
Re: Snakes from Taiwan, May-September 2016.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing
- April 23rd, 2016, 9:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: White Spotted Slug Snake
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3843
Re: White Spotted Slug Snake
Indeed! Common but still very cool! Thanks for sharingLouB747 wrote:Thanks for taking the time to watch. Understand fairly common. That's the great part about herping somewhere new, everything is a lifer. Even the common stuff.
Kai
- April 23rd, 2016, 9:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A Week in Norcal - April 8-16
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7171
Re: A Week in Norcal - April 8-16
Nice! Thanks for sharing
Kai
Kai
- April 22nd, 2016, 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Taiwan Lizard ID
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2263
Re: Taiwan Lizard ID
Mike, It looks like Japalura polygonata, can you tell me where in Taiwan it was photographed? It would help to better identify it. -Paul The enlarged dorsal scales between dorsolateral stripes appear to be arranged in "V" shaped ridges, which is a diagnostic character for J. swinhonis . I...
- February 8th, 2016, 10:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thailand, december 2015. Khao Yai National Park and Jomtien
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9380
Re: Thailand, december 2015. Khao Yai National Park and Jomt
Really NICE! Thanks for sharing!
Kai
Kai
- February 8th, 2016, 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Oklahoma rattlesnakes summer 2015
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6797
Re: Oklahoma rattlesnakes summer 2015
Thanks for sharing!
I will do some fieldworks in Oklahoma this coming Spring, look forward to see some of these "hot" snakes soon!
Cheers
Kai
I will do some fieldworks in Oklahoma this coming Spring, look forward to see some of these "hot" snakes soon!
Cheers
Kai
- January 30th, 2016, 11:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8448
Re: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
Thanks for posting, great stuff! I really appreciated that you put in habitat photos for the different animals. What were the elevations where you were seeing the Batrachuperus karlschmidti, and do you have any habitat photos for them you would be able to share? Mike It was found above 3000m, in re...
- December 18th, 2015, 10:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12154
Re: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing!
For the tortoise, I do think it is a Manouria impressa based on the head shape.
Cheers
Kai
For the tortoise, I do think it is a Manouria impressa based on the head shape.
Cheers
Kai
- December 13th, 2015, 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lizards from Chile, Nov 2015
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7210
Re: Lizards from Chile, Nov 2015
Awesome place and cool herps! Thanks for sharing
Kai
Kai
- December 4th, 2015, 7:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Guangxi huge snake
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3586
Re: Guangxi huge snake
The whole story is fake and made up... The picture was taken in SE Asia, and there are multiple versions of the fake story on the Chinese social media, with location ranging from Guangxi to Dongbei.
- November 27th, 2015, 12:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SurfinHerp's Hawaiian Summer Vacation 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4434
Re: SurfinHerp's Hawaiian Summer Vacation 2015
Thanks for sharing!
It is both "cool" and sad to see all these invasive herps (not including the native sea turtle) in Hawaii...
It is both "cool" and sad to see all these invasive herps (not including the native sea turtle) in Hawaii...
- November 25th, 2015, 3:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8448
Re: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
ThanksNoah M wrote:This was really fun to look through, esp. the Tibetan stuff.
- November 25th, 2015, 3:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8448
Re: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
chrish wrote:Outstanding! The Chinese amphibs are neat but the Tibetan stuff is really amazing.
Thanks for posting this.
- November 25th, 2015, 3:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8448
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 Hi Nick Thanks for your co...
- November 21st, 2015, 4:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8448
Re: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
Unlike my previous trips to Tibet, we focused on the high elevation regions in eastern Tibet and parts of the Hengduan Mountain Ranges. Although we definitely got fewer species compare to 2012 and 2013, the ones we got were mostly endemic and really cool! Scutiger boulengeri https://farm6.staticfli...
- November 21st, 2015, 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8448
China 2015: Western Yunnan and Eastern Tibet
Had a relatively short trip this summer: about two weeks in western Yunnan and one and half month in eastern Tibet. Because of the limited time, I did not find as many species as I would love to in western Yunnan, especially given the rich diversity of the area. Mostly common species, nothing really...
- November 18th, 2015, 12:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tiger Keelback Snake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2354
Re: Tiger Keelback Snake
Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Kai
Cheers
Kai
- November 18th, 2015, 12:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID: Is this an Asiatic Toad
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2572
Re: ID: Is this an Asiatic Toad
It is a Bufo gargarizans. The species is co-distributed with Duttaphrynus melanostictus in many parts of China, but it differs from the latter by the absence of distinct bony ridges on the dorsal head. Bufo gargarizans is surly a complex that consists of many cryptic lineages, yet due to conservativ...
Re: Borneo
Awesome photos and herps! Love the Gonocephelus!
Cheers
Kai
Cheers
Kai
- September 11th, 2015, 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: June 29~30 2015, Taiwan.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2970
Re: June 29~30 2015, Taiwan.
Awesome stuff! Love the shot of the the predation event!
Cheers
Kai
Cheers
Kai
- August 29th, 2015, 8:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh Python Project July 2015
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8719
Re: Bangladesh Python Project July 2015
Great stuff! Love your photos!
Cheers
Kai
Cheers
Kai
- July 28th, 2015, 10:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A week in the United Arab Emirates
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17527
Re: A week in the United Arab Emirates
AWESOME Photos! Thanks for sharing
Kai
Kai
- April 15th, 2015, 2:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13120
Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
What a neat trip! Love the plants
- April 15th, 2015, 2:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Like stars in the night - an evening on a Thai mountain
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4266
Re: Like stars in the night - an evening on a Thai mountain
Really cool! A lot of interesting species! Thanks for sharing.
Kai
Kai
- April 10th, 2015, 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Travel tips Yunnan (Southwest China)?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2936
Re: Travel tips Yunnan (Southwest China)?
Hi Tim, turns out that with exception of the title, the book is only in Chinese, hence not very helpful to me. We now booked a hotel in the Old Town of Dali as well and I was hoping that you may have some more specific tips about which places might be good to go to? Anything close enough to get the...
- February 24th, 2015, 1:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Honeymoon herping - Thailand and Malaysia 2014
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7195
Re: Honeymoon herping - Thailand and Malaysia 2014
Thanks for sharing with us! Awesome herping trip!
Cheers
Kai
Cheers
Kai
- February 3rd, 2015, 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thailand/Cambodia January 2015
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6842
Re: Thailand/Cambodia January 2015
Great stuffs! Love those turtles!
- February 3rd, 2015, 2:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Travel tips Yunnan (Southwest China)?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2936
Re: Travel tips Yunnan (Southwest China)?
Hi Phillip,
I will be in Yunnan from early April to mid-May. If your plan is changeable, maybe we could herp around together. I am bilingual and know the area well.
Will PM u my email and we can discuss details there.
Best
Kai
I will be in Yunnan from early April to mid-May. If your plan is changeable, maybe we could herp around together. I am bilingual and know the area well.
Will PM u my email and we can discuss details there.
Best
Kai
- November 3rd, 2014, 11:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Morocco Herptrip 2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9916
Re: Morocco Herptrip 2014
What an incredible trip! Nicely done!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
- October 30th, 2014, 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ontario Herping & Nature Images 2013-14
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10638
Re: Ontario Herping & Nature Images 2013-14
Great photos and beautiful wildlife! Thanks for sharing
Kai
Kai
- September 28th, 2014, 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Yunnan 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8994
Re: Southern Yunnan 2014
I do, but that will be used for a publication. Once the paper is out I will let you know.Tuataurifer wrote:Fantastic thread! You dont by chance have habitat shots of the first Tylototriton do you? Would love to see those if you do.
Cheers
Kai
- September 28th, 2014, 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Yunnan 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8994
Re: Southern Yunnan 2014
lol that's indeed true! I was wandering why nobody comment about that SDT photos hahachrish wrote:Great photos of some really neat stuff.
But the most "interesting" photo is that STD poster ! If they posted that somewhere in public in the US, there would be protests in the street!
- September 21st, 2014, 2:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6795
Re: Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo 2014
Great photos for both herps and other wildlife!
- September 18th, 2014, 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Yunnan 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8994
Re: Southern Yunnan 2014
The last stop of the trip, Fenshuiling Nature Reserve at the China-Vietnam border. Like Daweishan, it also had good sub-tropical forests, and as I chatted with locals, it seemed like the herptiles here were more abundant than Daweishan. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3845/15272051122_90a6c1c146_z.jp...
- September 18th, 2014, 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My Trip with the Bangladesh Python Project - all pics up!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14812
Re: My Trip with the Bangladesh Python Project - tortoise pi
Great trip and exciting photos! Thanks for sharing! :) Not 100% familiar with all the Indian herptiles, but I don't think this juvenile Rhabdophis specimen is R. himalayanus . Part 3 of the trip report is published today. In this part I focused on our interactions with Bangladeshis and the contribut...
- September 17th, 2014, 10:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Yunnan 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8994
Re: Southern Yunnan 2014
Very cool pictures! Love the last one especially! Astounding to find those high densities of T. gumprechti . May I ask what time of the year was this? I've found high densities of snakes only in early spring, mating season or end of the season. With kind regards, Tim Thanks for your comment :) That...
- September 17th, 2014, 6:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Yunnan 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8994
Re: Southern Yunnan 2014
The third stop, Daweishan Natural Reserve at Pingbian. We only stayed there for one night, and given that the herping results are not that bad. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/15086977638_af92969008_z.jpg interesting slug https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5559/15086976797_37c201bda3_z.jpg gigantic ...
- September 17th, 2014, 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Yunnan 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8994
Southern Yunnan 2014
With the generous funding supports from CHS and MHS, I went back to my home province, Yunnan, for a little project, and I took the chance and did some herping along the trip. First stop, Gejiu and Mengzi As the major mining sites for tin and coal in China, the subsequent deforestation destroyed most...
- September 16th, 2014, 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Asia travels - Central & South China and Japan
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9772
Re: Asia travels - Central & South China and Japan
Some Kaloula verrucosa that I photographed this summer in Honghe Prefecture of Southern Yunnan. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/15075259008_a48a3b3448_z.jpg Flickr 上 Wang Kai王剀 的 DSC_9509 https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3856/15075129270_a96b86a68f_z.jpg Flickr 上 Wang Kai王剀 的 DSC_7858
- April 24th, 2014, 11:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Vietnam 2013: Part 4 (series finale)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4550
Re: Vietnam 2013: Part 4 (series finale)
Continued from Part 3 For our final few days at Pu Mat National Park we decided to venture into some old-growth forest. Along the way we encountered this crew working on improving the road. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/13961835435_dbf3e4f0b1_b.jpg Our guide stands at the edge of the road and...
- April 7th, 2014, 7:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lets See Some Green Snakes
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14663