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- August 13th, 2015, 9:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica
- Replies: 5
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Costa Rica
It seems that a visit to Costa Rica isn't that big a deal to many north americans as everyone seems to have been there. For me though it was a huge deal. The fauna couldn't be any more different to that of Australia. It was a long time in the coming but I managed to visit last year. I saw a great di...
- August 12th, 2015, 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First USA visit (Tulsa/Arizona)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3315
Re: First USA visit (Tulsa/Arizona)
Thanks for the correction
- August 9th, 2015, 11:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First USA visit (Tulsa/Arizona)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3315
First USA visit (Tulsa/Arizona)
Last year I managed my first visit to the USA, I came for the Biology of the Pit Viper conference, and believe it or not I was the only Australian... Anyway, I managed a day in a local park in Tulsa and then 3 weeks in Arizona with friends from University. Keeping the discussions to a minimum, I saw...
- August 9th, 2015, 11:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sydney Snakes!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 15546
Re: Sydney Snakes!
Cheers for the kind words everyone. Perfect set of photos Jake, thank you for posting! Would you be so kind as to provide details of your flash set up? The snakes are lit so nicely in these photos that I had to ask. I have added you to my "following" list on Flickr, hope to see more photo...
- May 5th, 2015, 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Belize Herp ID's
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3609
Re: Belize Herp ID's
Thanks everyone for your replies, I realized the frogs were unlikely to be identifiable but thought I'd try, Thanks for your thoughts even just confirming craugaster is helpful, at least i can label them as something more than frog. Belize was great and I think is underrated as a herpetological/biol...
- May 4th, 2015, 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Belize Herp ID's
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3609
Belize Herp ID's
Hi Everyone, One a recent trip through central america I encountered many herps, but am having trouble with some ID's if anyone had any thoughts that would be greatly appreciated. All these photos are from Belize. I realise ID to species is probably not possible for many but even thoughts on a genus...
- March 4th, 2015, 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central American amphibian Identification help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3241
Central American amphibian Identification help
Hi Everyone, I recently spent 4 months in central america, 2 months in Colombia and a week in Peru. I have so many photos of amphibians, but for most countries...well all countries except Costa Rica there is little to no field guides to amphibians of the countries in these regions. I wondered if any...
- July 29th, 2014, 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western Australia time of year question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2998
Re: Western Australia time of year question
You shouldn't have any issues finding any of those things at that time of year. It will be hot, potentially very hot particularly further north but a great time of year for herping
- March 24th, 2014, 10:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Australia trip Part 1
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10228
Re: Australia trip Part 1
Your skink is likely to be a Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)
- June 30th, 2013, 6:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lizards from Costa Rica
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9698
Re: Lizards from Costa Rica
I would be very interested to know how you got the photo of the pugnosed anole ? What settings did you use? I've tried many times to get shots of agamids similar to this under heavy canopy but the lighting makes it difficult. And flash can only be used sparingly if at all. Any pointers on this shot ...
- December 9th, 2012, 10:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South-east Queensland
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10744
Re: South-east Queensland
You've got some cracking shot matt, what beach is that? looks like it'd be a great snorkel for turtles there.
I think you're martini might be a murrayi,
Cheers
Gus
I think you're martini might be a murrayi,
Cheers
Gus
- October 20th, 2012, 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A novel way to control cat populations
- Replies: 33
- Views: 8953
Re: A novel way to control cat populations
A friend of mine found one of the cats he is using in a tracking study of feral cats in the belly of an olive python this week. His tracking collar showed that the cat hadn't moved in 2 days (send back a different signal if this happens, to tell the tracker its 'dead'). he tracked the individual to ...
- March 23rd, 2012, 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: QLD, SA, WA, Australia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4988
Re: QLD, SA, WA, Australia
Thanks everyone for your comments, Ted, the snorkelling was amazing! I rated it better than the snorkelling I did whilst in townsville - off the beach anyway. I've not done diving on the Great barrier reef, but snorkled the onshore stuff around magnetic island. Fish abundance at Exmouth was though t...
- March 19th, 2012, 3:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: QLD, SA, WA, Australia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4988
QLD, SA, WA, Australia
I recently did the 4500km drive from Melbourne to Exmouth, it was a 5 day drive with little time for stopping and a week in Exmouth before flying back to Brisbane for work. Commentary will be brief as always, and unfortunately photos are not in order but its busy times. Enjoy. http://farm8.staticfli...
- November 21st, 2011, 9:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for the Aussie herpers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1206
Re: Question for the Aussie herpers
if you wanted to get to the desert your better off being based in townsville, most cairns field trips are rainforest related. townsville has a bigger campus and a lot more desert related field trips. the 2nd half of the year is probably better weather wise, in terms of finding herps you can find eve...
- November 15th, 2011, 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps (or other animals) found outside of range
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4473
Re: Herps (or other animals) found outside of range
A friend and I got this animal slightly out of range earlier this year, I don't know how many thousands of km from home it was but a long way. It was put down not long after this photo was taken. You can see clearly I'm a tad excited as these don't turn up often or ever in Australia. http://i75.phot...
- October 25th, 2011, 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica, lots of photos and long winded
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18746
Re: Costa Rica, lots of photos and long winded
Amazing, you've got some really cracking shots! I'll also never tire of Costa Rica shots
- October 23rd, 2011, 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3899
Re: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
David, the sting of the stinging tree has faded, though it's been 10 days and I could still feel it yesterday when it brushed against grass though the pain is gone now its just a strange feeling. Hans, I find the best way to photograph geckos is to get them without having to catch them, obviously mo...
- October 20th, 2011, 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo Dispatches #11: Sixteen-Foot Reticulated Python
- Replies: 46
- Views: 21118
Re: Borneo Dispatches #11: Sixteen-Foot Reticulated Python
Agreat find! How thick would you estimate this snake to be? I ask because a few years back I found one at danum valley that i couldn't get my hands to touch on both sides of it, it was thicker than my thigh, it was huge i guessed ~20ft as we couldn't see it body in entirety at any point it was tough...
- October 19th, 2011, 4:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3899
Re: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
I thought of you on this trip David, I had my first run in with stinging tree, although only minor I could understand your discomfort from our trip to Eungella. Painful
- October 17th, 2011, 10:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3899
Re: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
We did very well, I think we were lucky in the diversity of things we saw. TNW we did see multiple eccies, there was a pair fighting sulfur crested cockatoos for a nesting hollow 100m from where we camped, however I had a lot of issues trying to photographing birds on this trip. Although vocal I was...
- October 16th, 2011, 10:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3899
Cape York Peninsula, Australia (DUW)
I recently drove with 2 friends up cape york in search of a variety of wildlife that was not restricted to just reptiles. The 3500km round trip involved stops on the atherton tablelands, cooktown and Iron range amongst other small stop overs. We had obvious goals of wantiong to the usuals green pyth...
- October 16th, 2011, 10:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Return to Oz - part 1
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9077
Re: Return to Oz - part 1
Great photos,
I'd also suggest that your king brown may not be a king brown, it doesn't quite look right to me.
I'd also suggest that your king brown may not be a king brown, it doesn't quite look right to me.
- September 14th, 2011, 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central QLD revisited, Australia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 958
Central QLD revisited, Australia
I returned to central QLD to undertake dingo research over the past two weeks, the weather was extremely cold and dropped to 0 degrees (compared to where i live and it rarely drops below 15 degrees). Herps weren't to active but we were able to find a few interesting things, including a few things i ...
- August 29th, 2011, 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Possible tool to fight chytrid?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2065
Re: Possible tool to fight chytrid?
My first thought when i read this was that both daphina and chytrid are widespread, daphnia have always been present in stream systems so if they were able to influence chytrid at all this process would already be occuring.
- August 2nd, 2011, 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Kimberley (DUW)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3838
Re: Central Kimberley (DUW)
Crocdoc, I'll give you credit if you have the patience. some species here are easy to get near, V. panoptes for example often sit still and you can walk within 1-2m. Others such as this mertens water monitor (same trip) i couldn't get within 80m of. It took me over 4 days to get this photo (with a 4...
- August 2nd, 2011, 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Kimberley (DUW)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3838
Re: Central Kimberley (DUW)
The watermarks are probably a bit much, but i was in a hurry so they were all just applied automatically, i'll make them a bit less obvious next time. Millside, the bull was shot and used as bait to catch the dingoes, dingoes are not a big dog. Most we caught weighed in between 12-17.5kg and are not...
- July 31st, 2011, 9:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Kimberley (DUW)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3838
Central Kimberley (DUW)
I recently spent some time with a friend in the central kimberley region of W.A. helping with her phd research on dingoes and feral cat interactions. All in all an amazing trip, I'm limited for time so will have to skip on the narative but I thought people may appreciate the pictures :) we saw about...
- April 19th, 2011, 6:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: TTC and Paluma (Australia)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1802
Re: TTC and Paluma (Australia)
The underwater shots were taken with a nikon D90 with underwater housing and i think a 12-24 nikon wide angle. I was fortunate enough to borrow the whole set up from a friend. I was very unfamiliar with it so I didnt really get used to it other than these two shots was a big dissapointed in my effor...
- April 18th, 2011, 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: TTC and Paluma (Australia)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1802
TTC and Paluma (Australia)
I spent the week tutoring third year students on a field trip in the local town common area. It was a much more successful trip than i had anticipated and I think the students got a lot out of it. Days were 13-14 hours long and fairly busy so I didn't bother with taking to many phographs, here is so...
- April 4th, 2011, 7:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Queensland, Orstraya in winter
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1482
Re: Queensland, Orstraya in winter
I'm gonna guess these are from the townsville region, Pretty sure I used to ride past that croc on ross river almost daily
- March 10th, 2011, 4:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: World's Most Bizarre Herps
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3444
Re: World's Most Bizarre Herps
i have to say i quite like this topic, i had to google many of the already named animals, some funky stuff. Here in Oz i think our strangest frog is Myobatrachus gouldii, the Turtle Frog. I also have to say i think moloch horridus is although well known a very bizzare little thing
Gus
Gus
Re: Borneo!
The mangrove snake was found in a stream, it was somewhat rocky but i wouldnt have classified it as a rocky stream. These were very common along the kinabatangan river when i first went to borneo. The dracos, we only saw one. on my first trip we found a spot where i would have seen 20 in a 100m squa...
Re: Borneo!
thanks for the info, on ID's and in general. Tis always nice to know something about what your looking at!
Gus
Gus
Re: Borneo!
Thanks heaps!
Gus
Gus
Re: Borneo!
Thanks for the comments everyone. Moloch, You should see a good number of things whilst your there, it is hard not to :) We stayed at the Field centre, costs roughly $40 australian a day inc. 3 good meals. where as they lodge is i think $200 a night and you have to stay minimum 3 nights...It very ex...
Re: Borneo!
Since people asked, here are some non reptilian photos. Rags, The draco we only caught because it was sleeping, I tried to catch them for hours on my first visit but didnt succeed. they were great to watch fly though! Here are some shots of the polypedates otilophus http://i75.photobucket.com/albums...
- January 18th, 2011, 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
- Replies: 8
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Re: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
Thanks!
Re: Borneo!
Yeah, this trip was just for a bit of fun! I visited 2 years back on a research trip, just as fun on your own though
Gus
Gus
- January 17th, 2011, 10:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: QLD & NT Trip - Part 1 SE QLD to Alice Springs
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4509
Re: QLD & NT Trip - Part 1 SE QLD to Alice Springs
You've done extremely well there! Some great photos and some great finds!
Gus
Gus
- January 17th, 2011, 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
- Replies: 8
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Re: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
sorry but i didnt get a great look at it, it was a good distance away and this is pretty much as good a i got. I couldnt tell you anything about it except what you can see in these pictures.
Thanks
Gus
Thanks
Gus
Borneo!
I recently went over to Borneo with my brother for 2 weeks, we Clmibed Mt. Kinabalu and spent some time in Danum Valley. The herps in borneo are amazing, as are the birds and mammals which i spent a lot of time photographing, I've only included the herps here as this is what most people on this foru...
- January 17th, 2011, 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2040
Re: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
Maybe these help?
Thanks
Gus
Thanks
Gus
- January 17th, 2011, 3:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2040
Re: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
Thanks for the ID's Michael, I'll see ifi can do anything about that turtle, it was a long way away. Rags, these were taken only probably 10min from the city, i forget what the closest suburbs were, i canfindout if you like?Unfortunately there are plans to put a major highway straight through the mi...
- January 16th, 2011, 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2040
Herp ID in Kuala Lumpur
I was in KL for a day and managed to see a few herps i managed to get photos of these 3. i was wondering if anyone could possibly ID them or point me in the direction of someone who could. http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/gusdragons/_GUS8729.jpg http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/gusdragon...
- January 16th, 2011, 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western QLD (DUW)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2720
Re: Western QLD (DUW)
That black spot was more than painful the past 4 weeks i was traveling, unfortunately i couldnt clean it myself (i tried) so it was stuck there. It has now been removed but unfortunately it is in a lot of photos
- January 9th, 2011, 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western QLD (DUW)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2720
Re: Western QLD (DUW)
Thanks for the comments, it was a very enjoyable time out there. a place worth a visit! I'll get some Borneo shots up in about 2 weeks when i return from a field trip. There was some very interesting things over there Jason Ksepka, i cant agree more about species looking similar around the world. I ...
- January 3rd, 2011, 7:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western QLD (DUW)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2720
Western QLD (DUW)
I recently finished up with work until the wet season finishes and took a break from my studies to make a few trips, to A) go to a wedding (melbourne) B) see my brother (borneo) and C) for fun (Western QLD). So to start here is some shots from Western QLD, we went through julia creek, winton, Mt. is...
- November 17th, 2010, 9:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Iron Range and Cairns area with the ARS group
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3602
Re: Iron Range and Cairns area with the ARS group
Fairly confident your first skink is not. Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus. looks more like a carlia sp. your Litoria nigrofrenata. is a stoney creek frog litoria lesuerii (complex)(leseuri, wilcoxi, jungguy...which ever lives on the tablelands). are you sure on the Egernia rugosa? I'm not sure but lo...
- October 21st, 2010, 8:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Energy cost of producing venom
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2086
Re: Energy cost of producing venom
a friend of mine has just publish 2 articles (as part of her honours thesis) on this in death adders Costs of venom production in the common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) Venom physiology and composition in a litter of Common Death Adders (Acanthophis antarcticus) and their parents both are ...