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by Ribbit
August 6th, 2011, 8:01 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Desert/ Canyon Herping
Replies: 25
Views: 3488

Re: Desert/ Canyon Herping

Lots of great animals -- that collared lizard is spectacular. The lizard you called “Zebra-tailed earless lizard” is a Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus). Zebra-tailed lizards are pretty similar looking, but they aren’t earless.

John
by Ribbit
August 6th, 2011, 7:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches 002 - Kopstein's Bronzeback Eating Lizard
Replies: 19
Views: 9240

Re: Borneo Dispatches 002 - Kopstein's Bronzeback Eating Liz

Wonderful story and the snake is even more beautiful than I thought from your "ID Needed" photo. I’m sure you had a lot of delicious stinky durian to celebrate!

John
by Ribbit
October 5th, 2010, 9:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Rattler ID, please
Replies: 12
Views: 1841

Re: Rattler ID, please

Hans Breuer (twoton) wrote:TMI?
Too Much Information.

John
by Ribbit
October 3rd, 2010, 3:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Horned Lizards of 2010
Replies: 22
Views: 4459

Re: Horned Lizards of 2010

evilzard, I like your attitude. Up with lizards! Snakes are just one particular subgroup of lizards anyway, right?

John
by Ribbit
October 3rd, 2010, 10:59 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hummingbird and Tree Viper
Replies: 13
Views: 4538

Re: Hummingbird and Tree Viper

1. Could a Hbird feeder be just out of sight to the right? 2. Is the Hbird a species consistent with the snake range? 3. Did he use "Time Lapse" (I've used TL on an active Hbird feeder with a fixed focus on the feeder, a faster shutter speed, and the camera on a tripod set to take 99 pics...
by Ribbit
October 3rd, 2010, 6:50 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hummingbird and Tree Viper
Replies: 13
Views: 4538

Re: Hummingbird and Tree Viper

And in the rain, too! I've got a photo of that same species of viper hanging out in a hummingbird area of Costa Rica (see last photo in http://fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1971 ), but there are no visible hummingbirds in the shot because, well, they move so darned fast! There mus...
by Ribbit
October 2nd, 2010, 8:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Central QLD, Australia (DUW)
Replies: 8
Views: 1546

Re: Central QLD, Australia (DUW)

Hans, though I completely agree that every functioning ecosystem can be fascinating, there is certainly no denying that Australia is a herper's dream. Monitor lizards! Pythons! Thorny Devils! Pobblebonk Frogs!

John
by Ribbit
October 2nd, 2010, 3:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wildlife In My Neighborhood
Replies: 12
Views: 3851

Re: Wildlife In My Neighborhood

Thanks for the great overview of your local wildlife this year. There's nothing cuter than a baby horned lizard! I look forward to your upcoming post of some further afield species.

John
by Ribbit
October 2nd, 2010, 7:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Central QLD, Australia (DUW)
Replies: 8
Views: 1546

Re: Central QLD, Australia (DUW)

Great stuff! So many excellent creatures. I'm partial to the thick-tailed gecko. And the velvet gecko. And the shingleback. And pobblebonk frog (can't go wrong with that name!). And the leaf-tailed geckos, of course. And all the others. Your unidentified frog looks to me like Litoria latopalmata (Br...
by Ribbit
October 2nd, 2010, 7:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Horned Lizards of 2010
Replies: 22
Views: 4459

Re: Horned Lizards of 2010

Wonderful lizards and wonderful photos, Jackson! I agree with Ross that they are among the world's best lizards, and it's great to see the variety of colors, shapes, and patterns.

John
by Ribbit
September 25th, 2010, 9:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Peruvian Amazon May 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 8082

Re: Peruvian Amazon May 2010

Excellent all around! I was actually most taken with the planarian. I haven't seen too many photos of those, and the ones I have seen are mostly drab colors.

John
by Ribbit
September 25th, 2010, 6:36 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cliffs and Crocs: Australia during the worst time of year 2
Replies: 18
Views: 4975

Re: Cliffs and Crocs: Australia during the worst time of yea

More Carlia! We demand more Carlia!

What a trip! Thanks for sharing your fantastic photos.

John
by Ribbit
September 23rd, 2010, 8:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping Australia during the worst time of year - Part 1
Replies: 14
Views: 4919

Re: Herping Australia during the worst time of year - Part 1

Worst time of year, sheesh. Must. Return. To. Australia.

Can't wait for part 2!

John
by Ribbit
September 19th, 2010, 5:01 pm
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Recommended Reading
Replies: 21
Views: 9747

Re: Recommended Reading

I just finished Leslie Anthony's "Snakebit: Confessions of a Herpetologist", which had been sitting on my shelf awhile. I remember that Breck Bartholomew strongly recommended it, and I would also. Anthony was trained as a herpetologist but at some point became a professional writer/journal...
by Ribbit
September 6th, 2010, 8:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Big Green/Brown/Orange Lizards, etc. (Costa Rica)
Replies: 3
Views: 3936

Re: Big Green/Brown/Orange Lizards, etc. (Costa Rica)

John: Thanks for the kind words. Basiliscus plumifrons must be one of the most spectacular lizards in the world. Brian: The sea turtles we saw on the beach were all Green Sea Turtles ( Chelonia mydas ). There are at least a couple of other sea turtle species that nest at Tortuguero but they are not ...
by Ribbit
September 6th, 2010, 6:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Big Green/Brown/Orange Lizards, etc. (Costa Rica)
Replies: 3
Views: 3936

Big Green/Brown/Orange Lizards, etc. (Costa Rica)

In early August my wife and I joined my sister and mom for a week-long Costa Rica tour. This wasn't a focused herping trip; we were part of a general natural history tour with (the highly recommended) International Expeditions. But fortunately there are so many herps in Costa Rica that you can't hel...
by Ribbit
July 29th, 2010, 8:57 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Using Wireless Remotes
Replies: 9
Views: 3774

Re: Using Wireless Remotes

I've used a wireless remote to aid camera stability in some relatively extreme low-light cases. For example, the camera is on a tripod but on soft ground, focused on a small motionless herp when there's not much natural light but I don't want to use the flash. The exposure might need to be very long...
by Ribbit
July 24th, 2010, 6:42 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herp Nation Magazine - Issue 1 - Release Date......
Replies: 30
Views: 7074

Re: Herp Nation Magazine - Issue 1 - Release Date......

Got mine in the mail yesterday. Looks nice!

John
by Ribbit
July 19th, 2010, 6:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Camouflage pics
Replies: 72
Views: 22059

Re: Pygmy vs. Pigmy

To keep things lively, the SSAR naming guide (http://www.ssarherps.org/pdf/HC_37_6thEd.pdf) uses "Pygmy" consistently, but CNAH (http://www.naherpetology.org/) uses "Pigmy".

John
by Ribbit
July 17th, 2010, 9:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Camouflage pics
Replies: 72
Views: 22059

Re: Camouflage pics

A few local-ish favorites: Phrynosoma modestum (Eddy County, New Mexico) http://www.wildherps.com/images/herps/standard/08052424PD_horned_lizard.jpg http://www.wildherps.com/images/herps/standard/08052421PD_horned_lizard.jpg Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum (Washington County, Utah) http://www.wild...
by Ribbit
July 15th, 2010, 5:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: prettiest snake
Replies: 109
Views: 32894

Re: prettiest snake

I've always been fond of this li'l ground snake from Sedona:

Image

John
by Ribbit
June 12th, 2010, 2:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!
Replies: 122
Views: 42399

Re: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!

I like the lighting on this one (dusk, with car headlights adding some highlights).

Image

John
by Ribbit
June 12th, 2010, 2:10 pm
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Recommended Reading
Replies: 21
Views: 9747

Re: Recommended Reading

A few more I see on my shelf...

Roger Conant - A Field Guide to the Life and Times of Roger Conant

Murphy & Henderson - Tales of Giant Snakes

Marty Crump - In Search of the Golden Frog

K. H. Switak - Adventures in Green Python Country

John