Central Australia, Part 2

[jordo]

Following on from this thread (where you can see dragons, monitors, birds and inverts): http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/...tudies-5373/central-australia-oct-jan-183112/

Carlia triacantha

Cyclodomorphus melanops

Lerista frosti

Lerista desertorum

Lerista bipes

Morethia ruficauda

Liopholis slateri. This is my study species. They occupy a very specific habitat along drainages where soil accumulates at the base of shrubs creating a small mound. The skinks dig multi-entranced burrows into these mounds. I was investigating the microclimate of their burrow systems and the humidity and thermal properties of the mounds.

Liopholis striata

Tiliqua occipitalis

Tiliqua multifasciata

Cryptoblepharus australis

Notoscincus ornatus

Proablepharus reginae, I discovered a small population of these rarely seen skinks and although previously thought to be a diurnal skink I cosistantly only found them at night.

Ctenotus alacer

Ctenotus saxatilis

Ctenotus brooksi

Ctenotus leonhardii

Ctenotus septenarius (yet to be confirmed)

Geckoes

Crenodactylus ocellatus

Diplodactylus conspicillatus

Diplodactylus galeatus

Gehyra montium

Gehyra purpurascens

Nephrurus amyae

Nephrurus laevissimus

Nephrurus levis levis

Oedura marmorata juvie

adult

Lucasium damaeum

Lucasium stenodactylum

Rhynchoedura ornata

Strophurus intermedius

Strophurus ciliaris

Heteronotia binoe 1 - rocky

2 - sandy

3 - standard

Delma nasuta

Delma borea

Delma tincta

Lialis burtonis

Pygopus nigriceps

Now what you've been waiting for...

Ramphotyphlops centralis

Aspidites ramsayi

Antaresia stimsoni

Morelia spilota bredli

Acanthophis pyrrhus

Brachyurophis incinctus

Demansia psammophis

Furina ornata

Pseudonaja mengdeni
"plain"

black-headed

This is a very rare pattern variant in the Alice Springs region, I didn't know it was anything special at the time as it was the first mengdeni I'd seen but it became apparent that it was something special after a lot of abuse when I put the photo on facebook

Pseudonaja modesta

Pseudechis australis

Parasuta monachus

Simoselaps anomolus

Suta punctata, went into the sandy country as a storm was brewing to try my luck for this species. The weather turned sour but I still got one!

Suta suta, by far the most common snake around Alice

Vermicella vermiformis, a main target on the second trip and ended up seeing 3.

 

[GeckPhotographer]

I saw the C.melanops picture and I was like "wow" and then I saw the geckos....

After that the snakes just seems crap, maybe I'll have to come back later to admire them.

 

[Sock Puppet]

Fantastic pics (in both threads), very impressive list of animals.
What a brilliant couple of field threads these have been.

 

[sarah_m]

How cool to see a wild bredli!!!! The woma ispretty stunning too, looks like a fantastic trip!!!!

 

[Justdragons]

ANOTHER AMAZING PHOTO. GREAT THREADS,

 

[Heelssss]

The snake and gecko pictures are amazing. What a collection!!!!!!
Keep them coming

ANOTHER AMAZING PHOTO. GREAT THREADS,

Yeah def one of my fav

 

[Tiliqua]

Cyclodomorphus melanops! Marry me Jords lol

 

[Flaviruthless]

Again, great photos

 

[GeckPhotographer]

My pic of the best photos in the thread are the C.melanops and regular H.binoei.

 

[jordo]

Thanks folks, it was a very productive season, I can't wait to get back up there and find those few species that eluded me!

Cyclodomorphus melanops! Marry me Jords lol

Pass! :lol:

I saw the C.melanops picture and I was like "wow" and then I saw the geckos....

After that the snakes just seems crap, maybe I'll have to come back later to admire them.

I think I'll stop posting gecko photos haha

 

[Long_Lizard]

Great pics!

 

[dihsmaj]

Yum mengdeni, love the black-headed one and the striped one, so beautiful!

 

[jordo]

Yum mengdeni, love the black-headed one and the striped one, so beautiful!

They're in good numbers up there. Nice temperaments too.

 

[mmafan555]

Following on from this thread (where you can see dragons, monitors, birds and inverts):

You saw all of those in Alice Springs?? Wow thats a really impressive array of wildlife for one place

 

[jordo]

You saw all of those in Alice Springs?? Wow thats a really impressive array of wildlife for one place

All of these species were found between Uluru and Alice Springs (and surrounding areas)

 

[richoman_3]

absolutely amazing !

 

[Gibblore]

Very nice

 

[treeofgreen]

these snaps are beautiful!! These are better than most of the glossy expensive reptile books i have!! amazing!!