Yunnan herping 2013

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Yunnan herping 2013

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Some herps from my trip in Yunnan this year.

Lizards
Japalura yunnanensis
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Japalura dymondi
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Calotes emma
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Amphibians
Tylototriton shanjing
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Bombina maxima
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Odorrana grahami
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Duttaphrynus melanostictus
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Megophrys jingdongensis
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Snakes
Rhadinophis prasinum
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Plagiopholis blakewayi
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Oligodon lacroixi
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Rhabdophis pentasupralabialis
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Amphiesma otolineatum
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Rhynchophis boulengeri
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Dinodon (Lycodon) synaptor
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Ovophis monticola
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Protobothrops jerdonii
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Azemiops feae
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Beautiful pics of all those guys. :thumb:
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Amazing animals... :thumb:

Thanks.....Terry
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Wow! Azemiops! Now there's something you don't see on FHF very often - spectacular animal.
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Incredible - I'd love to hear the stories behind the Azemiops and the rhino ratsnake...!
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WOW! Some great pics of some amazing snakes! The Azemiops is a mind-blower as is the Rhynchophis...I too would love to hear the story on the Azemiops. Also, was the Ovophis shedding as you watched?
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What elevation did you find the Azemiops?
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Incredible, it just kept getting better and those 3 vipers at the end were the cherry on top.
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Antonsrkn wrote:Incredible, it just kept getting better and those 3 vipers at the end were the cherry on top.
Agreed, a live Azemiops and the other vipers were fantastic. Thanks for showing us your finds.
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Mark Brown wrote:What elevation did you find the Azemiops?
About 1200m in western Yunnan
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Dr. Dark wrote:WOW! Some great pics of some amazing snakes! The Azemiops is a mind-blower as is the Rhynchophis...I too would love to hear the story on the Azemiops. Also, was the Ovophis shedding as you watched?
Yap, it was shedding when I photoed it.
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justinm wrote:
Antonsrkn wrote:Incredible, it just kept getting better and those 3 vipers at the end were the cherry on top.
Agreed, a live Azemiops and the other vipers were fantastic. Thanks for showing us your finds.
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Fantastic! Need to get to Asia asap...
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I can't stop looking at that oligodon. I had never heard of that species, and it is gorgeous.

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Best post of the year. Alien stuff par excellence. The surprise just kept coming, and I wasn't able to ID a single one of them. Rhadinophis prasinum is a stunner!

Why "Dinodon (Lycodon)"? ID not clear?

PS: Only ONE photo of the jerdonii?? :cry:
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Hans Breuer (twoton) wrote:Best post of the year. Alien stuff par excellence. The surprise just kept coming, and I wasn't able to ID a single one of them. Rhadinophis prasinum is a stunner!

Why "Dinodon (Lycodon)"? ID not clear?

PS: Only ONE photo of the jerdonii?? :cry:
Thanks for your comment :)
Based on the latest article the two genus actually are one, but since it is still a controversy topic, so I just put both two names there.
Sadly I only took few shots for jerdonii, and that's the best one among them :(
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