Introduction, Herping and IDs *pic heavy*

[thepythia]

Hey guys/grrls

this is my first post so heres a quick intro.. name is amber, i'm 28 years old and i've just moved to the beautiful cairns. i've been fascinated with reptiles for awhile now but coming from NZ i haven't had any experience with them now i'm having the time of my life . i currently dont have any herps but ive been spending a lot of time herping and researching as much as i can. i would love to have reptiles one day but for now im quite satisfied, theres nothing better than seeing them in their natural habitat.

anyway i'm not too confident on identifying species so i'll give it a go and please correct me where i am wrong. here's some of the things i've seen and been quick enough to get pics of

GTS this guy was hanging out near the balcony one morning.


larger GTS


jungle carpet? found him/her in atherton.


not too sure about this little guy, i initially thought it was a young RBB but he was pinkish underneath and very active late at night, possible small eyed? he was found atherton tablelands.


coastal carpet python


found this spotted python? and 3 brown tree snakes all within 2km stretch of road.
atherton tablelands.



RBB


Scrubbie?




gecko not sure on the species.


chameleon gecko? found on the atherton tablelands


dragons..


boyds forest dragon


monitors.. have about 4 of 5 of them that hang around our house trying to steal the dog food.

frogs.
white lipped tree frog

green tree frog


please identify this for me? found in davies creek national park atherton tablelands.. he was in a very fast flowing creek under a over hanging rock and he was very shy took awhile to get just one photo.

i was hoping it was an armoured mist frog? but considering their status its doubtful?.

barred frog


skinks.

biggest skinks i have ever seen


turtles


saltie


thanks to everyone on this site! spent many hours reading the forums, theres so much great info and a few good laughs too.

 

[saximus]

Awesome pics Amber. I love the wild Jungle. How many days/nights were these taken over?

 

[cactus2u]

welcome fellow kiwi. A few of us here. Some nice photos amongst that lot ,good part of the country for herps.... lucky.

 

[Smithers]

Great variety of reps I think the Gecko your not sure of species is a Oedura some one else can confirm the full discription for you. Awesome opening post,,,Cheers

 

[thepythia]

Awesome pics Amber. I love the wild Jungle. How many days/nights were these taken over?

thanks saximus, these were taken over summer from dec to march. theyre from 3 herping trips i did up here. the RBB and coastal were from brisbane area though back in dec.

welcome fellow kiwi. A few of us here. Some nice photos amongst that lot ,good part of the country for herps.... lucky.

thanks i figured there'd be a few of us

Great variety of reps I think the Gecko your not sure of species is a Oedura some one else can confirm the full discription for you. Awesome opening post,,,Cheers

thanks smithers i thought it was oedura robusta but thought id leave it to the experts.

 

[fugawi]

Pics 2, 3 and 5 of the dragons are Eastern Water Dragons, pic 4 is an Eastern Bearded Dragon. The small eyed is probably a RBB, the belly colour can vary.

The second skink is an Eastern Water Skink, possibly the 4th also.

 

[gillsy]

That's actually a northern tree snake not a green tree snake.

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Loving that Cham Gecko!

 

[thepythia]

Pics 2, 3 and 5 of the dragons are Eastern Water Dragons, pic 4 is an Eastern Bearded Dragon. The small eyed is probably a RBB, the belly colour can vary.

The second skink is an Eastern Water Skink, possibly the 4th also.

thank you very much.

That's actually a northern tree snake not a green tree snake.

thanks, do you mean the smaller one or the larger one? or both, i thought i was wrong with the smaller one.

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

heey wow a kiwi not scared of snakes,looks like youve had some great success herping

im looking at heading up cairns soon

 

[XKiller]

indeed the 1st common tree is infact a northern tree snake...
2nd looks like a common tree snake, have you got anymore pictures of it?
unknown snake appears to be a small eyed not a red belly
First skink is Carlia longipes

You have found some very nice animals, esp the chameleon gecko,

 

[Carnelian]

Hi, love your pics, looks like you have had a ball over the summer. Mind you North QLD is amazing for herping or any kind of wildlife spotting actually.

 

[thepythia]

indeed the 1st common tree is infact a northern tree snake...
2nd looks like a common tree snake, have you got anymore pictures of it?
unknown snake appears to be a small eyed not a red belly
First skink is Carlia longipes

You have found some very nice animals, esp the chameleon gecko,

thanks, i was happy to find the cham gecko with his original tail. i have another photo, its a slightly closer shot

Hi, love your pics, looks like you have had a ball over the summer. Mind you North QLD is amazing for herping or any kind of wildlife spotting actually.

thanks yeah NQ definitely is, spend alot of time wildlife spotting and camping, amazing place.

heey wow a kiwi not scared of snakes,looks like youve had some great success herping

im looking at heading up cairns soon

ha definitely not scared, to say i love snakes is probably an understatement. i came to cairns for a holiday two years back and saw a couple of snakes in the wild was hooked after that and ended up moving here.

 

[REPTILIAN-KMAN]

great pic's

 

[richoman_3]

Amazing finds !!!
i love the cham gecko!

the 1st skink is a carlia sp.

 

[XKiller]

sorry picture doesnt work for me.

thanks, i was happy to find the cham gecko with his original tail. i have another photo, its a slightly closer shot

 

[Naga_Kanya]

Gorgeous shots; Cairns is a wonderful place, paradise for wildlife-lovers. I hope you'll keep posting photos!

 

[CamdeJong]

Some great finds Amber! The unknown is definitely a Small-eyed, characterised by the head shape, greyish colour and there's no colour visible on the flanks. Smaller tree snake is a Northern. I've recently moved to NQ for study and can't wait to get up to the Tablelands and Cairns and see some wild Jungles and Scrubbies. Great photos!

 

[gus11]

Definately a small eyed snake
your gecko i would think is an oedura castelnaui, though it is a bit strange looking
your first dragon depending on where you are is likely to be D. australis
your frog is not lorica but litoria nannotis
Your large skink is Bellatorias frerei as is the one next to the longipes
your turtle looks like a krefts

 

[thepythia]

Definately a small eyed snake
your gecko i would think is an oedura castelnaui, though it is a bit strange looking
your first dragon depending on where you are is likely to be D. australis
your frog is not lorica but litoria nannotis
Your large skink is Bellatorias frerei as is the one next to the longipes
your turtle looks like a krefts

thank you for that. im sorry but i should have mentioned that the gecko was spotted in moogerah peaks national park west of brisbane. my camera didnt really do the colours any justice it was alot brighter purply blue. and thank you for the id on the frog i was hoping for an amoured mist frog but had my suspicions it was a waterfall frog happy with the find though.

Some great finds Amber! The unknown is definitely a Small-eyed, characterised by the head shape, greyish colour and there's no colour visible on the flanks. Smaller tree snake is a Northern. I've recently moved to NQ for study and can't wait to get up to the Tablelands and Cairns and see some wild Jungles and Scrubbies. Great photos!

im quite happy about it being a small eyed ive seen plenty of RBBS in the wild but never a small eyed. the tablelands are great! ive got a few spots that ive never failed to see snakes.

sorry picture doesnt work for me.

sorry im still new to using a forum i uploaded it on image shack and it doesnt seem to be working will suss it out and re post, thanks.

Definately a small eyed snake
your gecko i would think is an oedura castelnaui, though it is a bit strange looking
your first dragon depending on where you are is likely to be D. australis
your frog is not lorica but litoria nannotis
Your large skink is Bellatorias frerei as is the one next to the longipes
your turtle looks like a krefts

thank you for that. im sorry but i should have mentioned that the gecko was spotted in moogerah peaks national park west of brisbane. my camera didnt really do the colours any justice it was alot brighter purply blue. and thank you for the id on the frog i was hoping for an amoured mist frog but had my suspicions it was a waterfall frog happy with the find though.

Some great finds Amber! The unknown is definitely a Small-eyed, characterised by the head shape, greyish colour and there's no colour visible on the flanks. Smaller tree snake is a Northern. I've recently moved to NQ for study and can't wait to get up to the Tablelands and Cairns and see some wild Jungles and Scrubbies. Great photos!

im quite happy about it being a small eyed ive seen plenty of RBBS in the wild but never a small eyed. the tablelands are great! ive got a few spots that ive never failed to see snakes.

sorry picture doesnt work for me.

sorry im still new to using a forum i uploaded it on image shack and it doesnt seem to be working will suss it out and re post, thanks.

here's a closer view of the larger tree snake..