Lightning Ridge

[ozzieimages]

Hello everyone
My wife 'Georgia' and I are off to Lightning Ridge next week, just wondered what can I expect to find in the way of reptiles out that way this time of year??

Any advice would be appreciated..

Thanks Baz

 

[ryanharvey1993]

we found out there the following in the way of snakes and lizards, it was fairly cold when we went, the place is surrounded by bush wont be hard to find stuff.


Gehyra variegata
Heteronotia binoei
Tiliqua Rugosa
Morethia boulengeri
Cryptoblepharus carnabyi (escaped before I could get photos
Varanus Gouldii (escaped down a hole before I could get photos)
suta suta
Green tree frogs

 

[MrsDragonLady]

My father was an opal miner at the 'Ridge for the last 20 years of his life and he is even buried over there. I can honestly say that in all the the times I have stayed there I had NEVER even seen a snake, don't even remember seeing a lizard and that was before the town became built out. Dad's camp was out near the cemetery.
I suppose if you work on it you may find some reptiles.

Anyway I hope you enjoy your trip, I loved it over there.

 

[ozzieimages]

Thanks Ryan
I am only an old photographer, could you please give me some common names for these reptiles, the only one I got was the frogs??

Baz

 

[ryanharvey1993]

curl snake, bynoes gecko, tree dtella, skinks, shingleback lol. I use scientific names to stop confusion with the many common names

 

[ozzieimages]

Thanks Ryan, got an idea what I am looking for now.
Much appreciated..

Baz

 

[anntay]

have a great week ozzieimages hope to see lots of pic's

 

[ryanharvey1993]

yer post up a nice herping thread for us. just night drive you will see heaps if its warm enough

 

[ozzieimages]

Thanks Ryan and anntay, thats exactly what we intended to do, night drive that is, I bought two good torches today so we can have a scuttle around in the bush also.

Baz

 

[ryanharvey1993]

look on trees and junk, you will see dtellas, and you are guarenteed to see bynoes, we saw about 100-200 in 3 days

 

[ryanharvey1993]

also look for tin, there is heaps but be carefull of old opal mine shafts. you should go good though. its a good place for herps

 

[ozzieimages]

Never know what you will find flippin tin, I found some very old tin pieces yesterday in some bush I had not been in befor and found two big Centerpedes, also a baby Lacie about half a meter long in a tree.

You would think there would be lots of old junk out that way for reps to hide under, I'm looking forward to getting there.

Baz