TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:56 pm

Thanks everyone for the comments - they are much appreciated!

Henco, you know very well I didn't get any pics of the Herald since I was trying to "herd" it for the rest of you photographers... :lol: But, if you want to see a pic of it, I have placed one of the shots Margaret managed to get of it (which I think is a fantastic shot although I could be considered to be a little biased since it's my wife's photo!) on our blog along with a few of the other shots she got which I didn't - you can check it out at http://hardakerwildlife.wordpress.com/

And, for those of you that haven't realised it yet, that well manicured hand under the Common Platanna belongs to none other than nvlooi himself... :D
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:02 pm

This thread has been a little quiet in the last few weeks, but I have managed to put in a few hours in the field anyway. Here are a few of my recent photos – not a huge list of species, but some nice finds anyway…

Burchell’s Sand Lizard – Pedioplanis burchelli
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Cedarberg Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko – Goggia hexapora
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Small-scaled Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko – Goggia microlepidota
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Southern Rough Thick-toed Gecko – Pachydactylus formosus
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Cape River Frog – Amietia fuscigula
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Northern Moss Frog – Arthroleptella subvoce
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby Fooble » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:13 pm

Beautiful images Trevor.

That moss frog is a winner as is that formosus. Really putting that 100mm to good use!
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby nvlooi » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:06 pm

Brilliant -WD!

You still have my cell number... :)


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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:24 pm

nvlooi wrote:You still have my cell number... :)


For sure Henco! Just didn't want to get you into trouble with your missus by asking you to come herping with us every weekend... :D
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby Fooble » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:58 pm

TH wrote:
nvlooi wrote:You still have my cell number... :)


For sure Henco! Just didn't want to get you into trouble with your missus by asking you to come herping with us every weekend... :D



LOL.
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby nvlooi » Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:16 pm

TH wrote:
nvlooi wrote:You still have my cell number... :)


For sure Henco! Just didn't want to get you into trouble with your missus by asking you to come herping with us every weekend... :D



LOL...


She booked me this weekend and the weekend of the 11th Nov... but Im free next weekend (5th) for my favourite place... :)


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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:52 am

nvlooi wrote:LOL...


She booked me this weekend and the weekend of the 11th Nov... but Im free next weekend (5th) for my favourite place... :)


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Can't do that weekend unfortunately - I have to do some presentations on that weekend - one in Durban on the Saturday and then one in PE on the Sunday. We'll have to find another suitable weekend to try... :D
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:32 pm

Managed to spend a couple of days in the Wilderness area on the Garden Route recently – not a huge list of species by any stretch of the imagination, but at least a couple of nice ones in that small list…

Leopard Tortoise - Stigmochelys pardalis
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Common Slug-eater - Duberria lutrix
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Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard - Ninurta coeruleopunctatus
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Knysna Dwarf Chameleon - Bradypodion damaranum
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby Fooble » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:43 pm

Great photo's as usual Trevor!
I really enjoy that Bradypodion photo.

Well done i think we are all glad summer is upon us :)
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby Feederwarehouse » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:51 pm

Hi guys, I'm in the northern suburbs (durbanville) can you recommend any herping spots nearby within an hours drive? Else if any of you are going herping can I maybe tag along and learn a few things :)
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:41 am

Plenty of good spots around the Cape, but I wouldn't want to lay them all out on an open forum like this...

If we have a spare spot sometime in the future when we are heading out, will certainly get in touch with you. Could always do with a few more eyes and strong pairs of arms in the field... :lol:
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby snake kid » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:43 am

Nice pic's, you should give me a call when or if you came Oudtshoorns way then we can assemble a posy.
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby Rodwraylva » Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:55 pm

TH wrote:It’s certainly been a while since I last posted any photos in this forum. I noticed that there is a recent trend for people to start a thread showcasing all their local herping, so I thought I would start one as well for my efforts in my home province. Hopefully, I will be able to add more and more to it in the coming months…

Anyway, as a start, here are a few photos from some of my time in the field in the last couple of months. I haven’t spent as much time as I would’ve liked in the field chasing herps, but have been able to find a few interesting things anyway. I wish I had more stuff to post in this first post, but these will have to do for now…

Hopefully, as the season down here improves over the next few weeks, I will have a few more things to post to keep you interested… :D

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Cross-marked Grass Snake - Psammophis crucifer
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Oelofsen’s Girdled Lizard - Cordylus oelofseni
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Cederberg Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko - Goggia hexapora
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Southern Rough Thick-toed Gecko - Pachydactylus formosus
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Ocellated Thick-toed Gecko - Pachydactylus geitje
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Frogs:

Clicking Stream Frog – Strongylopus grayii
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Cape Caco – Cacosternum capense
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Sand Toad - Vandijkophrynus angusticeps
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Raucous Toad - Amietophrynus rangeri
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Montane Marsh Frog – Poyntonia paludicola
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Landdroskop Moss Frog - Arthroleptella landdrosia
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Lovely Drosera underneath the montane marsh frog! (for Non plant lovers, they eat insects :D) Just finnished reading and saw armata noted it :D

How common are rain frogs (Breviceps) I have found one in Stellenbosch, one in the Kruger, one in Durbanville nature reserve, Knysna, and in a few other places are they concidered rare in general or not? I do find them fascinating :D
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Re: TH's Western Cape herping exploits

Postby TH » Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:48 pm

Rodwraylva wrote:Lovely Drosera underneath the montane marsh frog! (for Non plant lovers, they eat insects :D) Just finnished reading and saw armata noted it :D

How common are rain frogs (Breviceps) I have found one in Stellenbosch, one in the Kruger, one in Durbanville nature reserve, Knysna, and in a few other places are they concidered rare in general or not? I do find them fascinating :D


Glad someone else noted the Drosera! I thought it might be taboo to mention the Sundew on a reptile forum... :D

Rain Frogs are generally actually quite common in the Cape (I assume this is probably the case elsewhere in the country as well, but I can only really speak about the area that I know well with any sort of confidence!), however finding them, is a WHOLE different story... You often hear them calling all around you and foolishly think that they will be easy to find, but they can be damn difficult to actually locate!

But I suppose it all adds to the fun of this hobby... :lol:
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