herping central australia

[python blue]

Hi APS members,
some time this year im going herping in central australia there are a couple of places of interest are as followed,
Windorah
Simpson Desert
Alice Springs
Palm Valley
Ayers Rock
Kata Tjuta Nat.park
Docker River
Warburton
Marlabore
Coober pedy
Wilcannia
Cobar
Nyngan
now my questions what herps do i expect to find,what season is best for herping and any pics of peopel who have herped out in these regions of the animals.

 

[kak1]

I've sent you a private message python hope this helps.

 

[stencorp69]

All the way along the GCR are great places to find herps any of the breakaway spots you'll find herps, rockholes are OK and any of the road houses you stay will have plenty of herps round them. I found numerous even just driving along the road and empress springs is pretty good for a couple of days as well. We have been out there for the last 2 easter breaks and its been brilliant as the rain has proceeded the trip both times. The other place we went last easter was the east mcdonald ranges and up through cattlewater pass plenty of herps out there as well

 

[python blue]

thank you all i now have wilccania of my list of stops, Stencorp69 what type of reptiles did you see out there in some of those places if you dont mind me asking.

 

[stencorp69]

I'm not the best at taking pic as I'm usually too preoccupied with looking at the herps, but I've got some from the GCR.

 

[stencorp69]

A few more. I didn't see many snakes - a western brown snake was the only one I could positively identifiy, but whips, spotted browns and mulga at the western end of the road around cosmo

 

[python blue]

thank you so much those pics are great did you do any night herping?so do you reckon that around easter time is good for it all.

 

[python blue]

bump

 

[smacdonald]

I've got some pics here:

Alice Springs pics

Simpson Desert pics


Stewart

 

[python blue]

wow great pics how long were you out and about in the simpson desert and same with alice springs

 

[smacdonald]

how long were you out and about in the simpson desert and same with alice springs

I was in the Simpson for about two weeks trapping small reptiles and mammals as part of a research project. I was in Alice Springs for just two nights.

Stewart

 

[python blue]

ok cool what time of year do you think is best to go?eg.summer,winter etc.

 

[Midol]

A few more. I didn't see many snakes - a western brown snake was the only one I could positively identifiy, but whips, spotted browns and mulga at the western end of the road around cosmo

What is that spikey thing?

 

[python blue]

if your refering to the spikey lizards thats a thorny devil

 

[smacdonald]

what time of year do you think is best to go?eg.summer,winter etc.

Summer will be too hot (for you) for many of the places you want to visit, winter will be too cold. I think March/April or September/October would be good. I was in the Simpson in September, and Alice in January. I saw heaps of stuff at those times.

Stewart

 

[Pocket Lizard]

Stencorp69, your first image looks like a Western netted Dragon, am I right? Very cool lizards.

Python Blue, Easter is getting pretty late for good herping in the desert. Cool weather is just around the corner by then. Strike a bad (ie. cold) week and you won't see much at all.

 

[stencorp69]

Stencorp69, your first image looks like a Western netted Dragon, am I right? Very cool lizards.

Python Blue, Easter is getting pretty late for good herping in the desert. Cool weather is just around the corner by then. Strike a bad (ie. cold) week and you won't see much at all.

might be a central military- easter is pretty good for day time and early evening herping - this year will be pretty good too because easter's early this year

 

[Pocket Lizard]

Ummm... No. The third shot is a female military dragon, but the first looks to me like a western netted. They have extremely different habitat requirements. Can you tell me where the first shot was taken, or at least describe the habitat (I'm thinking heavy loamy soil, mulga, maybe some scattered rocks but otherwise little ground cover)?

 

[stencorp69]

Lat 27deg 40.7894 min S Long 124 11.0612min E - Beegull waterhole just past cosmo