2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA etc)

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2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA etc)

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I have not posted here in a while. I know I’m a little late for a 2016 review, sorry! Anyway, it was a great year, got to spend some great time with great friends and family.
I started spending the holidays in the Caribbean. First was my first visit to Cuba. I was with my family and I did not have a extraordinary amount of time to get out and herp, but I still found some great stuff.
I’ll start with Havana. My family and I had a wonderful 3 days in the city. We found the people and food to be incredible.
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Like I said, I did not have a lot of time to go herping, but I did manage to find some fun stuff. This was all around Havana.
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Anolis homolechis homolechis
Cuban White-Fanned Anole


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Anolis porcatus
Cuban Green Anole





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Leiocephalus carinatus carinatus
Saw-scaled Curlytail


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Leiocephalus cubensis cubensis
Cuban Brown Curlytail



From the area of Santiago de Cuba:
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Anolis porcatus
Cuban Green Anole




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Leiocephalus carinatus aquarius
Saw-scaled Curlytail


From the far west end of the island:
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Leiocephalus stictigaster stictigaster
Cuban Striped Curlytail


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Ameiva auberi auberi
Cuban Ameiva



We had to go through Jamaica to get to Cuba. So, we spent some time there too.
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Osteopilus ocellatus
Jamaican Laughing Treefrog



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Rhinella marina
Cane Toad




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Eleutherodactylus gossei
Jamaican Forest Frog



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Anolis grahami
Jamaican Turquoise Anole



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Anolis lineatopus
Jamaican Gray Anole




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Aristelliger praesignis
Jamaican Croaking Gecko



Next up was a January tour to Panama and Peru. I’ve been leading tours to the Amazon for many years now for MT Amazon Expeditions (Margarita Tours). I was very excited for this years tours as some of my best friends were making the trip with me. It was a GREAT group and we found some incredible stuff. We got 100 species of herps, including 2 Lachesis. As I’m writing this, I recently returned from our 2017 tour, which was just as successful. If you have any interest in tour, we have openings for January 2018. Mike Pingleton and I will be the trip leaders on this tour. Check out our website or Facebook page for information, or feel free to Email me:
[email protected]
http://www.mtamazon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MTAmazonExpeditions


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Bolitoglossa peruviana



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Atelopus spumarius
Amazon Harlequin Toad



Toad in a tree!
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Rhinella margaritifera
Crested Forest Toad




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Dendropsophus marmoratus
Neotropical Marbled Treefrog



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Dendropsophus miyatai
Jeweled Treefrog




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Dendropsophus parviceps
Orange Shanked Treefrog



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Dendropsophus timbeba




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Dendropsophus triangulum
Variable Clown Treefrog


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Hypsiboas boans
Gladiator Treefrog




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Hypsiboas calcaratus
Convict Treefrog



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Hypsiboas cinerascens
Rough Skinned Green Treefrog




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Hypsiboas geographicus
Map Treefrog



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Hypsiboas lanciformis
Rocket Treefrog





This is the new “florescent frog” that made headlines recently. They are quite common.
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Hypsiboas punctatus
Polkadot Treefrog




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Osteocephalus buckleyi
Buckley's Slender Legged Treefrog




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Osteocephalus taurinus
Giant Broad Headed Treefrog


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Osteocephalus yasuni
Yasuni Bromeliad Treefrog




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Osteocephalus mutabor




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Osteocephalus planiceps
Flat Headed Bromeliad Treefrog




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Scarthyla goinorum
Slender Treefrog




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Scinax garbei
Fringe Lipped Treefrog




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Trachycephalus typhonius
Common Milk Frog



Probably my favorite frog of the trip.
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Cruziohyla craspedopus
Amazon Leaf Frog




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Phyllomedusa bicolor
Giant Monkey Frog




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Phyllomedusa vaillanti
White Lined Monkey Frog




These were found just prior to our arrival, they are not commonly found.
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Ceratophrys cornuta
Surinam Horned Frog




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Allobates femoralis
Spotted Thighed Poison Frog



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Ameerega hahneli
Pale Striped Poison Frog




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Ameerega trivittata
Three Striped Poison Frog



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Ranitomeya amazonica



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Ranitomeya uakarii
Peruvian Amazon Poison Frog



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Chiasmocleis bassleri
Bassler's Sheep Frog




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Adenomera andrae
Cocha Chirping Frog



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Adenomera hylaedactyla
Forest Chirping Frog



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Engystomops petersi
Peters' Dwarf Frog



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Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Smoky Jungle Frog



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Leptodactylus wagneri
Dwarf Jungle Frog



A poison dart mimic, who lives in the sandy areas around ant mounds.
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Lithodytes lineatus
Painted Antnest Frog



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Noblella myrmecoides



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Oreobates quixensis
Common Big Headed Rain Frog



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Pristimantis ockendeni
Carabaya Rain Frog



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Pristimantis variabilis
Variable Rain Frog




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Pristimantis ventrimarmoratus




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Caiman crocodilus
Spectacled caiman



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Melanosuchus niger
Black Caiman



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Anolis bombiceps
Blue Lipped Forest Anole



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Anolis fuscoauratus
Slender Anole




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Anolis ortonii
Amazon Bark Anole



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Anolis punctatus
Amazon Green Anole



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Anolis tandai
Tandai's Anole



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Anolis trachyderma
Common Forest Anole



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Anolis transversalis
Banded Tree Anole



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Enyalioides laticeps
Amazon Forest Dragon



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Iguana iguana
Green Iguana




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Polychrus marmoratus
Amazon Monkey Lizard



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Plica plica
Collared Tree Runner



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Plica umbra
Olive Tree Runner



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Stenocercus fimbriatus
Amazon Leaf Lizard



You have to get used to showering with large geckos!
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Thecadactylus rapicauda
Turniptail Gecko




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Gonatodes humeralis
Bridled Forest Gecko



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Alopoglossus atriventris
Black Bellied Forest Lizard



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Cercosaura argulus
White Striped Eyed Lizard



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Potamites ecpleopus
Common Streamside Lizard



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Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
Black Spotted Skink



It’s always fun to find Boas. This one didn’t like me much.
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Boa constrictor constrictor
Red Tailed Boa


This was the find of the trip. In 9 previous trips to the Amazon, this species has not shown up. One night right after dinner, this was found 50 yards from camp in Santa Cruz. It was about 20 feet up. Spectacular!
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Corallus batesii
Emerald Tree Boa




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Corallus hortulanus
Amazon Tree Boa




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Epicrates cenchria
Peruvian Rainbow Boa




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Eunectes murinus
Green Anaconda




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Chironius fuscus
Olive Whipsnake



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Dendrophidion dendrophis
Olive Forest Racer



8 ½ feet of Cribo!
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Drymarchon corais corais
Yellow Tailed Cribo




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Drymoluber dichrous
Amazon Glossy Racer




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Dipsas catesbyi
Ornate Snail Eating Snake




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Erythrolamprus reginae
Common Swamp Snake



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Helicops angulatus
South American Banded Water Snake



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Oxyrhopus petolarius digitalis
Banded Calico Snake



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Philodryas argentea
Green Striped Vine Snake




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Imantodes cenchoa
Common Blunt Headed Tree Snake



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Drepanoides anomalus
Amazon Egg Eating Snake




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Pseudoboa coronata
Amazon Scarlet Snake





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Siphlophis compressus
Red Vine Snake




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Xenopholis scalaris
Flat Headed Snake


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Anilius scytale
Coral Pipe Snake




These are usually very commonly seen.
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Micrurus surinamensis
Aquatic Coral Snake




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Bothrops atrox
South American Fer-de-Lance




And now what everybody goes to the Amazon to see. Lachesis is always a tough find. We had extraordinary luck this trip as we got 2. Here’s #1!
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and posed.
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and here’s the second one.
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Lachesis muta
South American Bushmaster




Here’s some photos of the Amazon and the preserves.
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2016 tour!
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The crew at mealtime.
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It was a great trip with great people. Joseph, Kevin, Hayley, Ryan, Cliff, Ben, Lorrie, John (Business Class), Michael, Tom, Emerson, Edvin, and Cesar are all great travel companions!



On the way to Peru, Joseph, Kevin, Hayley, Ryan and John stopped in Panama for a few days. It has been many years since I have herped Panama, so I was very glad to go.


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Rhinella marina
Cane Toad




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Sachatamia albomaculata
Yellow-flecked Glassfrog


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Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Fleischmann's Glassfrog


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Hypsiboas rosenbergi
Rosenberg's Gladiator Treefrog


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Smilisca sila
Pugnosed Treefrog

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Rana warszewitschii
Brilliant Forest Frog



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Silverstoneia nubicola
Boquete Rocket Frog






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Engystomops pustulosus
Tungara Frog




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Leptodactylus savagei
Savage's Thin-toed Frog




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Basiliscus basiliscus
Common Basilisk






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Anolis apletophallus
Pipeline Road





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Anolis lionotus
Lion Anole



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Holcosus leptophrys
Delicate Ameiva





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Pliocercus euryzonus
Cope's False Coral Snake



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Hydromorphus concolor
Costa Rica Water Snake

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Imantodes cenchoa
Common Blunt Headed Tree Snake



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Trachemys venusta panamensis
Panamanian Slider


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The grounds here at Hotel Campestre, in El Valle are really nice. Unfortunately, it was extremely dry and everything we found was in or near water.



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The Panama Canal.



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Panama City from 50 floors up in our hotel.



We saw 6 Capybara cross the road in front of us and they crossed into the a canal that was loaded with American Crocodiles. This was exciting.
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The Urbanek’s having a great time.



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John Sullivan doing what we do!





Made it down to the the southeast for sometime in April – May. What a great time! Went from South Carolina, to Georgia, then all over Florida ending down south. I met so many great friends on the way, to included Tim, Shaun, Todd, Chris, Daniel, Yvonne, Michael, Dirk, Cary, and Ian.
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Anaxyrus terrestris
Southern Toad



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Pseudacris crucifer crucifer
Northern Spring Peeper




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Alligator mississippiensis
American Alligator



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Anolis carolinensis
Green Anole



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Plestiodon laticeps
Broad Headed Skink



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Ophisaurus ventralis
Eastern Glass Lizard



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Lampropeltis getula getula
Eastern Kingsnake




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Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Eastern Rat Snake



From coastal SC
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Pantherophis guttatus
Corn Snake




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Diadophis punctatus punctatus
Southern Ring-necked Snake



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Storeria occipitomaculata obscura
Florida Red Bellied Snake



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Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
Common Ribbonsnake



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Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake



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Agkistrodon contortrix
Eastern Copperhead


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Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
Northern Cottonmouth



South Carolina horridus!
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Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake



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Here is Tim with one of our Kingsnakes. Tim smelled after this.



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Hyla cinerea
Green Treefrog



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Rana clamitans
Green Frog



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Rana heckscheri
River Frog



From Georgia
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Pantherophis guttatus
Corn Snake



We were pretty happy to have this show up on a riverbank.
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Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
Rainbow Snake



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Nerodia fasciata fasciata
Banded Water Snake



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Nerodia taxispilota
Brown Water Snake




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Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle



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Hyla gratiosa
Barking Treefrog



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Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner




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Plestiodon laticeps
Broad Headed Skink


I was thrilled to see this one
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Ophisaurus mimicus
Mimic Glass Lizard



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Cemophora coccinea copei
Northern Scarlet Snake



I loved seeing all these Scarlet Kingsnakes……..never gets old. These are from the north half of Florida.
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Lampropeltis elapsoides
Scarlet Kingsnake



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Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Green Snake



From Central Florda
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Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Yellow Rat Snake



From the northern gulf coast:

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Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Gray Rat Snake




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Rhadinaea flavilata
Pine Woods Snake




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Liodytes pygaea pygaea
Northern Florida Swamp Snake



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Nerodia clarkii clarkii
Gulf Coast Salt Marsh Snake



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Thamnophis sirtalis similis
Blue Striped Garter Snake




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Thamnophis sauritus nitae
Blue Striped Ribbon Snake




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Virginia valeriae valeriae
Eastern Smooth Earth Snake




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Micrurus fulvius
Eastern Coral Snake



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Agkistrodon conanti
Florida Cottonmouth



A north Florida Copperhead.
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Agkistrodon contortrix
Eastern Copperhead



Here’s Todd with a Pygmy
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Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake




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Florida sunset.


Then, went down to S Flordia as a friend rented a beach house in the Keys. They fished and I herped!
Key Deer are everywhere.
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This was pretty funny. They are not kidding.
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Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake



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Nerodia taxispilota
Brown Water Snake



This guy just finished eating a DOR frog off of the road.
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Nerodia floridana
Florida Green Water Snake



These were found about as far south as you can get in mainland Florida
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Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Everglades Rat Snake



A South Florida elapsoides!
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Lampropeltis elapsoides
Scarlet Kingsnake




And the obligatory photo:
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Crocodylus acutus
American Crocodile




I made a few trips around Eastern Colorado and here are a few of the highlights:
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Holbrookia maculata maculata
Common Lesser Earless Lizard




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Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Yellow Bellied Racer




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Lampropeltis gentilis
Central Plains Milk Snake



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Pituophis catenifer sayi
Bullsnake




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Heterdon nasicus
Plains Hognose Snake



I have a good excuse to spend time in Western Colorado now as my daughter is going to college there.
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Hyla arenicolor
Canyon Treefrog



An unfortunate find…..the ever-present invasive bullfrog.
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Lithobates catesbeiana
American Bullfrog





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Spea intermontana
Great Basin Spadefoot



I can’t stop taking photos of these!
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Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Collared Lizard




Leopard Lizards are very uncommon in Colorado. My daughter and I were hiking and we found this gorgeous adult. Upon looking at it, we noticed a large thorn coming from it’s left eye. We decided to intervene if we could catch it. We pulled the thorn out and it went in 1 cm into the eye.
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Gambelia wislizenii
Long Nosed Leopard Lizard




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Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis
Plateau Tiger Whiptail




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Pantherophis emoryi emoryi
Great Plains Rat Snake
This population was formerly considered the “intermontana” subspecies.



It was an exceptional year for concolor!
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Crotalus concolor
Midget Faded Rattlesnake



The Summer brought a trip to Yucatan, Mexico. It was an awesome trip with some great company. We covered many kilometers and saw some incredible sites and herps. We crossed into Belize as well. Andy, Armin, Tim, Mike, Pat, Chris, and Kevin, you guys rock! We laughed, we bled, we herped, and we ate well.
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Incilius valliceps
Gulf Coast Toad




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Triprion petasatus
Yucatan Casquehead Treefrog



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Trachycephalus typhonius
Common Milk Frog



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Smilisca baudinii
Mexican Treefrog



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Rana brownorum
Central American Leopard Frog




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Leptodactylus fragilis
Mexican White-lipped Frog




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Basiliscus vittatus
Brown Basilisk




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Ctenosaura similis
Black Spiny Tailed Iguana



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Coleonyx elegans
Yucatan Banded Gecko




This was the only boa seen, it was crossing the road after a heavy rainstorm.
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Boa imperator
Mexican Boa Constrictor



This milk snake was extrordinaily difficult to photograph.
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Lampropeltis abnorma
Tropical Milk Snake



My main target species for the trip. I used to keep and breed these back in the day. We got one that was 7 feet long!
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Pseudelaphe flavirufa
Mexican Night Snake / Tropical Rat Snake





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Senticolis triaspis triaspis
Green Rat Snake




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Coniophanes schmidti
Schmidt's Black-Striped Snake



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Coniophanes imperialis
Black-Striped Snake


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Imantodes tenuissimus
Yucatan Blunt Headed Tree Snake




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Leptodeira frenata
Rainforest Cat Eyed Snake


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Leptodeira septentrionalis
Northern Cat Eyed Snake



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Ninia sebae morleyi
Redback Coffee Snake



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Sibon sanniolus
Pygmy Snail Sucker


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Sibon nebulatus
Cloudy Snail Sucker




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Tropidodipsas sartorii
Terrestrial Snail Sucker



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Tropidodipsas fasciata fasciata
Banded Snail Sucker




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Dipsas brevifacies
Snail-eating Thirst Snake




When I first spotted this, I thought my Spilotes jinx had been broken. Oh well, a good find anyway, one that left it’s mark on me!
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Phrynonax poecilonotus
Puffing Snake



A heartbreaking DOR……
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Scaphiodontophis annulatus
Guatemalan Neckband Snake





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Ficimia publia
Blotched Hook Nosed Snake




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Micrurus diastema alienus
Variable Coral Snake





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Crotalus tzabcan
Yucatan Neotropical Rattlesnake



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Bothrops asper
Fer-de-Lance




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Porthidium yucatanicum
Yucatán Hognose Viper



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Chichen Itza



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Great travel companions!
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Chelonia mydas mydas
Atlantic Green Sea Turtle



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Crocodylus moreletii
Morelet's Crocodile

An incredible trip with some of my best friends.



From Wyoming:
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Ambystoma mavortium
Tiger Salamander



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The critically endangered Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus baxteri



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Sceloporus graciosus gracilis
Northern Sagebrush Lizard



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Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis
Prairie Racerunner



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Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Great Basin Gopher Snake



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Crotalus viridis viridis
Prairie Rattlesnake



Took a business related trip to San Diego in mid-Summer. Not prime conditions for herping, but I had a great time at the beach, at the ballpark, at In-N-Out, and meeting up with Lorrie and Jeff. Oh, and there was just a little time for herping too.

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Crotalus oreganus helleri
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake


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Crotalus ruber ruber
Red Diamond Rattlesnake



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Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Spotted Leaf Nosed Snake


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Coleonyx variegates variegates
Desert Banded Gecko



Took a quick trip in the Fall to Western Kansas. Joseph, Kevin, Hayley, Ryan, Brent and I had a blast.
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Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
Western Slender Glass Lizard


Only Milk Snake seen:
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Lampropeltis gentilis
Central Plains Milk Snake




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Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hognose Snake



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Thamnophis proximus proximus
Western Ribbon Snake





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Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
Red Sided Garter Snake




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Tropidoclodion lineatum
Lined Snake




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Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle


And I finally made my first trip to Snake Road in 2016. Had a great time! I really enjoyed the company of Mike, Hayley, Marisa, Justin O, Justin M, Rob, Nicholas, Armin, Pat, Tim, Andy, Erik, Kerry, and Alex (Hope I didn’t miss anybody).


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Eurycea longicauda longicauda
Eastern Long Tailed Salamander



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Eurycea lucifuga
Cave Salamander




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Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Central Newt




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Hyla avivoca
Bird Voiced Treefrog



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Hyla cinerea
Green Treefrog




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Hyla versicolor
Gray Treefrog



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Rana clamitans melanotus
Green Frog



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Rana sphenocephala sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog




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Coluber constrictor priapus
Southern Black Racer



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Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Green Snake



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Pantherophis spiloides
Black Ratsnake


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Thamnophis proximus proximus
Orange Striped Ribbon Snake



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Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake



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Virginia valeriae elegans
Western Smooth Earth Snake



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Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster
Yellowbelly Water Snake




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Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Northern Copperhead



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Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Western Cottonmouth


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Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake




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It was a great trip.


Took a quick excursion to Missouri to look for these:
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Heterodon gloydi
Dusty Hognose Snake




In the Fall, Shaun, Jeni, my wife and I went on a cruise to the Western Caribbean. We picked the trip in hopes of seeing some great herps.
First was Florida. We spent a night in the area of the Everglades. Had a great night and saw mostly common stuff. This was the best find.
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Lampropeltis getula floridana
Florida Kingsnake


First was Grand Cayman.
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Osteopilus septentrionalis
Cuban Treefrog




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Anolis conspersus
Caymans Blue-fanned Anole



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Anolis sagrei
Brown Anole




This was the target species for GC
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Unfortunantely, these things are everywhere.
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Iguana iguana
Green Iguana



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Leiocephalus carinatus granti
Grand Cayman Curly Tail



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Aristelliger praesignis
Jamaican Croaking Gecko



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Trachemys decussata
Cuban Slider



Next up was Roatan, Honduras. It rained hard all day, but we still found some cool stuff.
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Anolis allisoni
Allison's Green Anole



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Iguana iguana
Green Iguana



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Sphaerodactylus rosaurae
Bay Island Least Gecko


Back to Belize (not enough time the first time)
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Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle


Then, to Cozumel. We had a wonderful time!
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Crocodylus acutus
American Crocodile



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Anolis sagrei mayensis
Mayan Coastal Anole



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Aspidoscelis cozumela
Cozumel Racerunner



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Great year! Thanks to all the herper friends and acquantances, new and old who I was able to spend some time with this year.
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Re: 2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA

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Oh man, you got it all this year! I will admit, I skimmed down to see if you found a bushmaster. :p

(I must have missed you at snake road--I know that black racer, haha)
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Re: 2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA

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Just incredible diversity Matt! Too many awesome herps to comment on everything I liked. Those that stood out to me included the Amazon forest dragon, the coral pipe snake, the huge Cribo, the hatchling Florida kingsnake, and all the San Diego herps of course.

Thanks for taking the time to put such a long post together! I know it can take forever.

Looking forward to seeing what you find in 2017...

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And you supposedly work, also? What an incredible year!

John
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Re: 2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA

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What an incredible rush! You are the only one who can top or even equal your own posts!
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Re: 2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA

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Absolutely nuts. That was a spectacular post.
Thanks for sharing,
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Re: 2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA

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Wow! What a wondrous year! Good stuff Matt.
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the_cw1 wrote:Oh man, you got it all this year! I will admit, I skimmed down to see if you found a bushmaster. :p

(I must have missed you at snake road--I know that black racer, haha)
I had a great time at Snake Road, it was my first trip there and I got the world class Pingletour! That racer was a hoot!


SurfinHerp wrote:Just incredible diversity Matt! Too many awesome herps to comment on everything I liked. Those that stood out to me included the Amazon forest dragon, the coral pipe snake, the huge Cribo, the hatchling Florida kingsnake, and all the San Diego herps of course.

Thanks for taking the time to put such a long post together! I know it can take forever.

Looking forward to seeing what you find in 2017...

Jeff N.
Thanks a bunch Jeff! I wish I had more time with the kingsnake, it was too rushed. Just a short jaunt to San Diego in 2016, and I have another short trip there scheduled this year too. Love it there! Hope you are well!



John, work is for schmucks!


Jeroen, you have produced some incredible posts as well. And, by the way, I got your book and I love it! I am going to Europe next year with my family (not a herping trip, but I'll still be able to get out a bit!). Your book will be by my side! Congratulations on that thing, a LOT of work!




Thanks Nick!

Thanks a bunch Josh!
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Re: 2016 Year in review (Peruvian Amazon, Panama, Cuba, USA

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WOW!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ETB was amazing!
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