Herping Southern Germany Questions (?)s
Posted: June 5th, 2015, 2:28 pm
So I'm looking into visiting my partner in southern Germany, as she is currently studying there. Well needless to say this isn't a herping trip, however my partner is a fan of anything natural and she does enjoy herping so we'd definitely be interested in taking a bit of time to do so.
If I go, I will be based in Freiburg in the south of Germany near both Switzerland and France. I know next to nothing about the area so any and all help would be appreciated! It will certainly be very different from the jungles and cloud forests to which I have become accustomed lately.
The herps I'd most be interested in seeing are Vipera species, I understand there should be berus, aspis, and maybe even ursinii in the area? In terms of amphibs I'd most want to see Bufo viridis and Salamandra salamandra, however I imagine those may be seasonal and i'll be visiting in July which probably wont be the best month for them. However any and all herps would be a welcome find for me as its all going to be new to me, to be honest I don't really know what there is to find in the area very well. What i'm looking for is any advice on where to look, types of habitats, and any general advice on any species that occurs there.
We probably wont have a long time for herping but we could certainly go for a few days so a bit of travel time is not out of the question.
I'd appreciate any help anyone is willing to give, thanks so much in advance!
And just to keep things interesting, here is a random frog photo that has nothing at all to do with the above request for information! But lets pretend she's waiting with bated breath for your answers
Odd Frog by Anton, on Flickr
If I go, I will be based in Freiburg in the south of Germany near both Switzerland and France. I know next to nothing about the area so any and all help would be appreciated! It will certainly be very different from the jungles and cloud forests to which I have become accustomed lately.
The herps I'd most be interested in seeing are Vipera species, I understand there should be berus, aspis, and maybe even ursinii in the area? In terms of amphibs I'd most want to see Bufo viridis and Salamandra salamandra, however I imagine those may be seasonal and i'll be visiting in July which probably wont be the best month for them. However any and all herps would be a welcome find for me as its all going to be new to me, to be honest I don't really know what there is to find in the area very well. What i'm looking for is any advice on where to look, types of habitats, and any general advice on any species that occurs there.
We probably wont have a long time for herping but we could certainly go for a few days so a bit of travel time is not out of the question.
I'd appreciate any help anyone is willing to give, thanks so much in advance!
And just to keep things interesting, here is a random frog photo that has nothing at all to do with the above request for information! But lets pretend she's waiting with bated breath for your answers
Odd Frog by Anton, on Flickr