Agreed. I think anyone can afford to send at least $5. Most can send quite a bit more to help save this extraordinary North American endemic!cbernz wrote:Thanks, this is great. Exactly the type of project I like to fund.
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- November 13th, 2015, 6:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Save the Hellbenders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3660
Re: Save the Hellbenders
- November 13th, 2015, 6:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bipes rumor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4339
Re: Bipes rumor
I know this topic has been discussed here several times in detail by people with extensive knowledge of the area and the species. Try searching the forum for references to Bipes. I think you will find a lot of great information and opinions.
- November 9th, 2015, 8:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Caught a Coral in Austin today
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2239
Re: Caught a Coral in Austin today
Coralsnakes are pretty common in Central Texas, particularly around this time of year. I would probably just release it near where you found it.
- November 9th, 2015, 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping New Zealand?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3331
Re: Herping New Zealand?
I've made many trips to New Zealand an in all that time I've only ever seen a few skinks and an introduced frog. It is tough herping. I have talked to a local researcher about how to find Naultinus and other geckos and have searched the right kinds of trees many, many, many times in areas that have ...
- November 5th, 2015, 8:29 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: macro photo and video dslr?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6847
Re: macro photo and video dslr?
If you are looking for an interchangeable lens, dpreview just published their 2015 roundup and comparison. http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3445496386/2015-round-up-interchangeable-lens-cameras-under-500 These sorts of roundups are usually better than just asking people what cameras they like as mos...
- October 31st, 2015, 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with embedding Flickr video, MP3, & Soundcloud players
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4957
Re: Help with embedding Flickr video, MP3, & Soundcloud play
As I pointed out in my response, you can't host them on soundcloud. Soundcloud won't let you embed them like that. Soundcloud does offer embedding but their format doesn't work here. You have to host them somewhere that will allow direct linking. Dropbox works if you don't have access to anything el...
- October 29th, 2015, 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with embedding Flickr video, MP3, & Soundcloud players
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4957
Re: Help with embedding Flickr video, MP3, & Soundcloud play
Mark Heinrich beat you to that claim many years ago.The Singing Frog wrote:It has everything to do with field herping... It is the epitome of field herping. Until now, never has there been music created for field herping, inspired by field herping, and inspirational to field herping.
- October 27th, 2015, 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with embedding Flickr video, MP3, & Soundcloud players
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4957
Re: Help with embedding Flickr video, MP3, & Soundcloud play
I don't think you can link Soundcloud files here. I have never been able to make it work. To include an mp3, you just need the URL of the mp3. So if the URL for your sound is http://www.birdsandherps.com/frog_calls/Leptodactylidae_Leptodactylus_pentadactylus_chorus.mp3 You simply type that text, sel...
- October 27th, 2015, 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica frog, Need ID?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2015
Re: Costa Rica frog, Need ID?
I agree. Even though it looks a bit like D. ebracatta and D. microcephalus, in that area I think it would be D. phleboides.
Did you hear it calling? That may help distinguish the species.
Did you hear it calling? That may help distinguish the species.
- October 24th, 2015, 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Can Snakes Strike Up?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10859
Re: Can Snakes Strike Up?
Steve, That's an amazing video. Although I would argue that some of the snake's strike length is due to the fact that the squirrel pulls the snake out further than its strike would have naturally carried it. It does clearly strike a significant percent of its body length but then makes contact with ...
- October 24th, 2015, 10:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Can Snakes Strike Up?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10859
Re: Can Snakes Strike Up?
If you think about it....why wouldn't they be able to? Are you implying they don't have the musculature to do it or that the shape of their vertebral articulations prevents it? I would say they can strike up as easily as they can strike down.
- October 21st, 2015, 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID: Is this an Asiatic Toad
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2572
Re: ID: Is this an Asiatic Toad
You might try posting this on the FB Reptile and Amphibian Identification group if you don't get an answer here.
- October 21st, 2015, 5:36 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Which is Better?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4129
Re: Which is Better?
The difference is subtle, but the second photo appears to have a bit more contrast so I think it is a tiny bit superior.
- October 16th, 2015, 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Road cruising on Indian reservations
- Replies: 61
- Views: 15221
Re: Road cruising on Indian reservations
Brian,
My comments were not directed any individual, you or anyone else. I was just somewhat surprised the general tone and some of the comments made in this discussion. We are better than that.
Chris
My comments were not directed any individual, you or anyone else. I was just somewhat surprised the general tone and some of the comments made in this discussion. We are better than that.
Chris
- October 15th, 2015, 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Road cruising on Indian reservations
- Replies: 61
- Views: 15221
Re: Road cruising on Indian reservations
It's not racism...it's just griping about how a select group of people will not give permission to even venture onto their land to photograph reptiles, yet they want you to spend your money in their casinos... So to paraphrase you "It isn't racism, its just the way those people are!" And ...
- October 15th, 2015, 7:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Road cruising on Indian reservations
- Replies: 61
- Views: 15221
Re: Road cruising on Indian reservations
Wow! I happened to stumble into this conversation as I visited the CA forum for the first time in a while. So if the land in question was your personal family land, you would let anyone who wanted come hunt/fish/whatever on it whenever and wherever they felt like they wanted to without your permissi...
- October 14th, 2015, 11:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Summer vacation, western Liguria
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2165
Re: Summer vacation, western Liguria
When I first read your title, you made me click by the fact that I had no idea where Liguria was. But since it was your post, I knew it would be somewhere interesting and worth a read. Sounds like a relaxing vacation with a few herps thrown in for good measure. That salamander is really cool. How di...
- October 14th, 2015, 5:46 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 Annual Meeting
- Replies: 99
- Views: 51430
Re: 2016 Annual Meeting
It looks like the best dates are April 29th through May 1st.
Who is going to take the next step (other than captainkory)?
Who is going to take the next step (other than captainkory)?
- October 12th, 2015, 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Queensland over Xmas...yes, 9 months late - Frogs (w/audio)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5532
Re: Queensland over Xmas...yes, 9 months late - Frogs (w/aud
I can't give away all the details ...you have to wait for me to put together a bird forum post?Berkeley Boone wrote:So, did you find a cassowary (+ 31 other sp) and hit your 2K mark?....
--Berkeley
- October 12th, 2015, 7:51 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Question for the Sony guys - flashes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5736
Re: Question for the Sony guys - flashes
I thought I would point out that I just read good reviews about (and ordered) the Nissin 40i flash for my 77ii. The reason I bought a new flash is that my old flash had the old Minolta/Sony Alpha flash mount. The a77ii has the new Sony SLT/NEX multifunction flash shoe. So I bought the Sony adapter f...
- October 10th, 2015, 2:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49645
Re: Post photos of wild herps feeding
Here's a few seconds of video from a situation I watched the other night. I drove up on this snake thinking it was a roadkill but saw that it was alive and trying to swallow this giant DOR Lithobates berlandieri . He tried for a good ten minutes while I watched, regurgitating a bit then starting aga...
- October 10th, 2015, 2:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Second Gaboon of 2015!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8377
Re: Second Gaboon of 2015!
Nick,
Great find and photos. I hope you will consider putting this record and any other African records you have into the Herpmapper database. We don't have any gabonica records at all.
Great find and photos. I hope you will consider putting this record and any other African records you have into the Herpmapper database. We don't have any gabonica records at all.
- October 10th, 2015, 2:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID help with 2 snakes: Borneo & Ecuador
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4767
Re: ID help with 2 snakes: Borneo & Ecuador
Awesome critters and photos. Hope you will put these in Herpmapper.
- October 9th, 2015, 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Trip To Australia, Part 2: Cairns
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3710
Re: Trip To Australia, Part 2: Cairns
Great stuff. Strangely, I happened to have been in the same area a few weeks before you (Dec/Jan). I walked the same boardwalks, birded the Esplanade several times and ate ice cream at that ice cream shop in the Daintree. It was nice to "revisit" my trip through your eyes. In fact, in most...
- October 7th, 2015, 6:21 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Anyone still using Avisys for their birds?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18088
Re: Anyone still using Avisys for their birds?
I don't know why avibase would be doing that. Weird. I didn't have any problem like that? Are you sure your ebird login info is correct in it? Avibase is a bit strange to use, but when you get it figured out it can be pretty useful. I just used it to create a checklist for the Yucatan Peninsula show...
Re: Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened
American's don't follow the French, my Great Grandfather (god rest his sole) who fought i'm WWII knows this well, and his words were, "the f rench follow no one cause they are too busy running." So now, someone says that we should follow the f rench because of some cowardice, old literatu...
Re: Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened
And to the original point of this post... :lol: Obviously when Geoffrey de St. Hilaire first looked at specimens in the museum in Paris, the specimen obviously had a conspicuous ringed pattern so it was named Gecko annularis. He even called it "Ringed Gecko" (well...... Le Gecko annulaire ...
Re: Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened
The scientific name is nice because of when the common name fails, either because people have the same common name for two different species, or because international scientists can recognize a genus or family name and get and idea of the animal. I think both are important. A good analogy escapes m...
Re: Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened
True, yet if you go to Russia (not saying you will, just as an example) and try to communicate to a scientist there about this or that type of animal. You have your english common name, he/she has his/her russian common name. You BOTH have the scientific name. Regardless of accuracy of the scientif...
- October 2nd, 2015, 11:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1881
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 11:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3133
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 11:01 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3705
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 11:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3609
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 11:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1312
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 10:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3815
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 10:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5990
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 10:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3301
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC chapter would like to announce the 2016 NAFHA meeting. We have decided to hold the meeting in the very diverse area around Mena, Arkansas. However, we are trying to determine which weekend would be the best for attendance, so we have setup a poll on the main NAFHA forum. Please visit the poll...
- October 2nd, 2015, 10:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 Annual Meeting
- Replies: 99
- Views: 51430
Re: 2016 Annual Meeting
Done.captainjack0000 wrote:Anybody going to post the vote?
http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... 24#p250024
- October 2nd, 2015, 10:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15739
2016 NAFHA Annual Meeting - Mena, Arkansas - Dates Poll
The SC Chapter would like to announce the location of the 2016 Annual NAFHA meeting in Mena, Arkansas and the surrounding areas. This area has tremendous herping potential including the species listed below. It is a pretty impressive of list, including endemics as well as a mix of eastern and wester...
Re: Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened
By all means, feel free to explain, I'm curious as to why you feel that way. I disagree, sure before Linnaeus and taxonomy there wasn't anything better, but the advent of scientific nomenclature made common names obsolete. If that was true, then why hasn't it happened? A lot of things have become o...
- October 1st, 2015, 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: West Coast & Karoo 2015 (South Africa)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3016
Re: West Coast & Karoo 2015 (South Africa)
Great stuff. That Typhlosaurus caecus is amazing! What a neat critter.
I love the photos of the Armadillo Lizard defensive posture.
A couple of your PNG files didn't show.
I love the photos of the Armadillo Lizard defensive posture.
A couple of your PNG files didn't show.
Re: Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened
I think it has always been known by more than once common name. Since most of the local discussion of this gecko is probably in French or local north African languages, I suspect there are many regional differences in what it is called and where. Common names are obsolete anyways, atleast for herps....
- September 30th, 2015, 8:33 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Anyone still using Avisys for their birds?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18088
Re: Anyone still using Avisys for their birds?
Yeah, I'm sure you are due for some emails. I am always glad to get them. I have had to remove a couple of birds from my lifelist based on their reviews, but I've also had them get me a new bird a couple of times. Now that it is there, you can use the ebird apps to get your birds recorded faster. Ho...
- September 29th, 2015, 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring and summer in south Georgia and North Florida
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10385
Re: Spring and summer in south Georgia and North Florida
Very nice. That simus takes the cake. What a stunner!
- September 29th, 2015, 5:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID Black Snake from Lebanon
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12371
Re: ID Black Snake from Lebanon
This site sets the bar. It is of the highest caliber in members, photography, and mission. If someone has an avatar that isn't in good field behavior form, perhaps it could be addressed in a helpful spirit. For the collective good. Or people could just let it go and move on. Having the responsibili...
- September 27th, 2015, 9:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2576
Re: South eastern Arizona 2003, 2006
I was going to comment that your Trimorph taxonomy was outdated, but someone else sort of beat me to it.
The AZ snakes are T. lambda except for the T. wilkinsoni that occur in the SE. I think you have photos of each.
The AZ snakes are T. lambda except for the T. wilkinsoni that occur in the SE. I think you have photos of each.
- September 27th, 2015, 10:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ease of finding caecilians QUESTION
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4107
Re: Ease of finding caecilians QUESTION
The only ones I have ever seen (one species) have been AOR/DOR at night after heavy rains in the tropics. They have been in both "pristine" habitat and degraded habitat (i.e. pasture land).
- September 25th, 2015, 8:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14085
Re: Aussie elapids
Beautiful. The idea of having to corral and photograph those big larger nervous OZ elapids really makes me wonder how you guys do it down there. I can't imagine trying to get in close to that Eastern Brownsnake like that.
That H. bitorquatus with the open mouth is spectacular.
That H. bitorquatus with the open mouth is spectacular.
- September 25th, 2015, 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Queensland over Xmas...yes, 9 months late - Frogs (w/audio)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5532
Re: Queensland over Xmas...yes, 9 months late - Frogs (w/aud
Frog calls together with pictures... incredibly cool. I feel i'm looking at the future of frog posts, including sound. It is already a well established trend! ;) http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21261 http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21291&p...
- September 25th, 2015, 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Chiang Mai in review
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2382
Re: Chiang Mai in review
Can't help with IDs, but great series.
Stellar photography. Love the fact that you got a shot of a Black-capped Kingfisher. Very handsome bird!
Stellar photography. Love the fact that you got a shot of a Black-capped Kingfisher. Very handsome bird!