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Postby nvlooi » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:46 am

BushSnake wrote:Are you sure those are from tortoises from Limpopo province? Somehow they look look they are from the Northern Cape ?



They definitely where.
All three of them was found in a 10m stretch crossing a dirt road, and they where the only I saw.

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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby BushSnake » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:11 pm

Cool. If the post was from someone else I would have thought they have messed up, but didn't think that you would make such a mistake :)
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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby nvlooi » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:19 pm

Glad to see a post from you for change... I feel previledged you posted on my thread...LOL.

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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby Ales » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:28 pm

Wow those tortoises are stunning!!
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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby Will » Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:09 am

nvlooi wrote:5okm north of Polokwane my uncles farm.

The best finds were the Writhing skink and Tortioses...



So what were those tortoises doing?

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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby nvlooi » Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:34 am

Walking... like tortoises do...

Just Kidding, wouldn't surprise me if they where two males after a female or even three males in combat!


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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby Chopper 1 » Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:57 pm

Hmmmm nice pics but those tortoises???? Only 2 main species i know of in the Limpopo Hinged back and leopard/mountain. Also Bull frogs up there near Vivo (50km north of Pieters) :shock: :shock:
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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby Bushviper » Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:31 pm

Yeah I have found the Psammobates tortoises and bullfrogs in that area too.
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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby Chopper 1 » Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:38 pm

Bushviper wrote:Yeah I have found the Psammobates tortoises and bullfrogs in that area too.


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Re: Limpopo trip

Postby Bushviper » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:48 am

Chopper 1 wrote:And so i learn - thanks Arno!


I have to admit for years I thought the Psammobates were P. tentorius until I actually looked it up.
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