Some ID fun for the newies.

[1issie]

northern spiny tailed gecko....will put up scntiic name in a sec

 

[Elapidae1]

Correct!

Also, great photo Steve. Have you found these on the coastal plain?

-H

No, It was possibly under the same bit of tin as your Gould's Hooded, LOL. Dwellingup area

 

[1issie]

can't find it.

 

[cement]

i ment red belly 1st photo goldie 2nd.

Hi lissie, the Golden crowned snake HAS a red belly!

Heres another one, for the newies, or anyone who just can't help themselves lol!

 

[1issie]

strophurus williamis i think.

 

[1issie]

Ohh

 

[Nephrurus]

Nevermind lol

@Neph

I'd guess Diplodactylus williamsi based on having an orange rimed iris and what would most likely be 4 rows of spines on its tail?

Yep, very good, except you're way out of whack with your taxonomy. They've been Strophurus for god knows how long. And yes, 2 rows of spines on the tail would have made it intermedius.

It was found on an acacia on a DEC survey in western NSW.

-H

 

[Nash1990]

Scrub? (morelia kinghorni) Not basing that guess on much though lol

Hi lissie, the Golden crowned snake HAS a red belly!

Heres another one, for the newies, or anyone who just can't help themselves lol!

 

[Nephrurus]

No, It was possibly under the same bit of tin as your Gould's Hooded, LOL. Dwellingup area

What, in that abandoned logging camp out near Lane Poole? Buggar. Can't believe I missed it. Buggar!

 

[Nash1990]

Yep, very good, except you're way out of whack with your taxonomy. They've been Strophurus for god knows how long. And yes, 2 rows of spines on the tail would have made it intermedius.

It was found on an acacia on a DEC survey in western NSW.

-H

Damn, guess i'll need a new Reptile guide Can you recomend any good general ones?

 

[1issie]

Collets snake pseudechis colletti.

 

[1issie]

was i right on the spiny tail??

 

[Nephrurus]

It was S. williamsi. Nash beat you to it with an ID and the correct reasoning. You had the right taxonomy though.

Get Wilson and Swan, Edition 2. I think theres a third edition on it's way. Look out for that one.

and scrub python and colletes snake are both incorrect.

 

[Nash1990]

was i right on the spiny tail??

We both win, I got in first but your genus was more correct lol

 

[1issie]

thanks im just getting it!!!

 

[Nash1990]

Get Wilson and Swan, Edition 2. I think theres a third edition on it's way. Look out for that one.

Thanks I'll keep an eye out.

and scrub python and colletes snake are both incorrect.

Damn lol

 

[cement]

Collets snake pseudechis colletti.

Neither!

This is more detail

 

[1issie]

A brown or a taipan... pseudonaja textillis .... oxyuranus microlepidotus.

 

[Nephrurus]

Evidence. Explain why you think it's those animals.

 

[1issie]

Copper head austrelaps superbus ??