Was happy to get out of Melboring and head up to the Victorian Mallee a month ago
Was a good time of the year to get some of our targets, and we succeeded
Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerili) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Obscure Skink (Morethia obscura) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
These were common on the roads
Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Painted Dragons were numerous, the blue males were hard to catch, leaving us with this dull female
Painted Dragon (Ctenophorus pictus) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Scalyfoot! one of your targets, happy to get 2
Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
burtons, the stripy one was hot!
Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Gravid beaded gecko, these guys were everywhere at night
Beaded Gecko (Lucasium damaeum) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Wood Gecko
Wood Gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Southern spiny tailed gecko, never get sick of seeing these
Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus intermedius) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Southern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus intermedius) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Variegated Dtella
Variegated Dtella (Gehyra variegata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Variegated Dtella (Gehyra variegata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Blind snakes
Dark-spined Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops bicolor) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Prong-snouted Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops bituberculatus) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Mitchell's short tailed snake
Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Parasuta nigriceps) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Parasuta nigriceps) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Mallee Dragons
Mallee Dragon (Ctenophorus fordi) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Mallee Dragon (Ctenophorus fordi) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Lace monitor, was cool seeing one of these, it was getting attacked by birds!
Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) vs raven by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
BANDY BANDY! one of our biggest targets, super happy to get this, they're not that common in victoria
Bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Murray striped skink
Murray Striped Skink (Ctenotus brachyonyx) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Murray Striped Skink (Ctenotus brachyonyx) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Desert skink - always cool to see these secretive buggers
Desert Skink (Liopholis inornata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Desert Skink (Liopholis inornata) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Strap snouted brown snake .. hell yes!
Strap-snouted Brown Snake (Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Strap-snouted Brown Snake (Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha) by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
Mitchells roach - very cool roach!
Polyzosteria mitchell by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
And to top it off, a vic tarantula!
Vic Selenotholus by Nick Volpe, on Flickr
enjoy, nick
Victorian Mallee
Moderator: Scott Waters
Re: Victorian Mallee
Very nice series. I love the Lace Monitor with the Raven. Great shot.
Re: Victorian Mallee
Nice series!
Damn, I live in Australia and I wasn't aware there were tarantulas that far south.
Damn, I live in Australia and I wasn't aware there were tarantulas that far south.