herping around the youyangs victoria

[geckos_are_great]

just wondering if anyone has ever gone herping in the youyangs. And if you have whats up there animal wise

 

[Jay84]

I was thinking of taking a drive down there soon too!!

anyone been down there?

 

[xavarx7]

it could be a good spot, i haven't been up there but I'm planing on it, but to go mountain biking

 

[blakehose]

i mountain bike there alot, on a good day there is a real abundance of skinks there. and i'd imagine there would be eastern browns aswell, I am heading out on the first hot day we get!

 

[Hemiaspis]

Species I've observed at the You Yangs:
Egernia cunninghami
Egernia saxatilis
Ctenotus robustus
Tiliqua scincoides
Amphibolorus muricatus
Pseudonaja textilis
Notechis scutatus
Lampropholis sp.

Quite a good location so close to Melb.

 

[Jay84]

What about 'Hanging Rock' ? Anyone been up there?

 

[geckos_are_great]

hemiaspis are there many cunninghams and black rock skinks there

 

[Hemiaspis]

hemiaspis are there many cunninghams and black rock skinks there

Cunninghams were very common (seeing 15-20 individuals in an afternoon), the Black Rock Skinks were not quite as common (or not as obvious) as the Cunninghams.

 

[geckos_are_great]

awsome ill have to go and look at them when the weather warms up never seen wild cunninghams

 

[geckos_are_great]

yeah anyone been out to hanging rock ???

 

[geckos_are_great]

bumpo

 

[garycahill]

yeah anyone been out to hanging rock ???

There were some people who went up there, but they mysteriously dissappeared

 

[geckos_are_great]

lol