This last weekend Mitton, Biosmith, Mongoose and myself spent some time in the Nelspruit region for a spot of herping. We managed a list of 22 species, most of which were new additions to my species list. All together a fantastic weekend.
Let me add that all animals were caught, photographed and released where they were found immediately afterwards, nothing was bagged.
Firstly some habitat shots:
Snakes:
Slug eater (Duberria lutrix)
Spotted skaapsteker (psammophylax rhombeatus)
Very shy Typhlops bibronii
Berg adder (Bitis atropos)
Male:
Female:
Lizards:
Ancontias I forgettis
Scelotes mirus
Platysaurus I forgettis
Pachydactylus vansonii
Nucras lalandii
Homopholis wahlbergii
Cordylus vittifer
Inverts:
Opistophthalmus sp.
Arb spider
Hope you enjoyed.