I spent a few days in the lowveld, but it looks like winter has set in there as well. We got a couple of things, but only diurnal stuff as the evenings were way too cold! And as always everything was released (apart from a couple of electric blue Scelotes tails ) Amongst others we got :
Whip scorpion
Scelotes bidigittatus (Lowveld dwarf burrowing skink)
Mochlus sundevallii (Sundevall's writhing skink)
Philothamnus semivariegatus (Spotted Bushsnake) - the biggest specimen I've ever seen. It measured 1.02m but there were still a couple of twists in the body so it was probably closer to 1.1m, and about at fat as a cobra of the same size. Ever noticed how much the head shape resembles that of a mamba?
Dispholidus typus (Boomslang female)
Hypolycaena caeculus (Azure blue)
Unknown frog - I am really stumped with this one. I have no idea what it is. It was found halfway up a mountain in a little stream near Kampersrus, near Hoedspruit. I've got more pictures showing the feet and belly but they didn't help me at all. So I need some assistance... (hint at Wolverine and Piston )