Vic herping trip today!

[Jamesss]

Me and a mate went herping today, the weather was absolutely fantastic! We had decent luck, unfortunately no snakes though. Anyway they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here they are
(Couldn't be bothered uploading them all through APS system so I've put them in an imgur album)


Photo Album - Imgur
Photo Album - Imgur
Photo Album - Imgur

 

[Shauno]

Great pics Jamesss, where did you go?

 

[Jamesss]

Thanks, just done with my little point and shoot We were up in the Bendigo area.

 

[jordo]

Hi James, the Ctenotus is a great find, I didn't realise they occurred so far east.

 

[Jamesss]

Yeah it was cool to see it In all honesty we weren't sure what it was until we got back home with the pictures haha

 

[richoman_3]

ahhhhh im so jealous of the ctenotus orientalis !!!!!

 

[Shauno]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[richoman_3]

oh and the snakes are parasuta nigriceps not dwyeri !

 

[jordo]

oh and the snakes are parasuta nigriceps not dwyeri !

Nah mate, it's a Lerista :lol:

 

[richoman_3]

Nah mate, it's a Lerista :lol:

what am i smoking !?!?

 

[Jamesss]

Hang on, how'd you guys know about the dwyeri? -.^ I didn't put up those pics cos I didn't have them! haha

 

[richoman_3]

erm, well this is awkward .. i stalk you 0_o

nah ive got matt on facebook, and the snakes are mitchells not dwyers

 

[vicherps]

It says in the Wildlife Box Ironbark book that Ctenotus orientalis occur in the area they went to. Dwyer's don't possess a vertebral stripe and are slightly different morphologically to to nigriceps (particularly the head area).