Hi everyone.
As a few of you know I and 4 other people went on the Papu New Guinea Herping trip that Des organised.
It turned out to be a bloody good holiday/expericence and I would recommend it to anyonewho has a interest in birds, snakes, lizards, frogs and inverts.
The first couple of days we stayed on the main land and just had a wonder around the surrounding areas to see what we can find.
Rhana genus.
Latoria genus.
Hylaphorbus genus.
Carlia Genus.
Emoria genus.
Eameled Skink.
Sepraskinkus genus.
Nacktus genus.
Small Eyed Snake.
The First Island we went to was Normanby Island.
Latoria genus.
Rhana genus.
Carlia genus.
Brown Tree Snake. Not as colourful as the NT and WA type but were still great fun to photograph.
Green Tree Snake. This would have to be the best snake to photograph because it showed white stripes along its body when it got angry and was tasting the air none stop.
Slaty Grey. This has to be one of the best looking slaty-greys I have ever seen!
Striped Crowned Snake. This fella was found alongside the creek just on the edge of the village and looks like it had a feed a few days before.
New Guinea Ground Boas. We saw a good number of these boas and I think we all copped 1 or 2 bites from them.
Salt water Croc. It was only a baby and was the first time the villagers have seen one that far up the river.
[ IMG]http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac196/Viper_Niall/PNG2347.jpg[/IMG]
Second Island we went to was Fergusson Island.
Latoria.
Rhana.
Hylaphorbus Genus.
Nacktus Genus.
Carlia Genus.
Pacific Ground Boas.
We didn’t end up going to Goodenough Island as none of us were wanting to be on the banana boats for four hours on the way back to the main land if the seas were going to be rough.
We headed back to East Cape and stayed at Napatana lodge for a couple for days, relaxing and recovering.
Next we headed out to a village on the main land to stay there for a night, I forgot the name of the place but it was a really nice place and the people who owned it were really nice.
Rhana Genus.
Many-scaled Keel back.
Hylaphorbus Genus.
Rhana Genus.
I am going to call this Boa and Ground Boa, even though we found it in a tree because it did not have the colour/Patten that Tree Boas have.
On the last day, we had a quick look in a Cave where Des went last time and found a good number of different bats.
We ended up seeing a White Lip Water Python, Brown Tree Snakes and loads of good looking tarantulas.
Tarantula.
Brown Tree Snake.
Rhana Genus.
This big guy, none of us know what he is or Genus he is in, we found him and 2 others under a pile of coconuts.
When we where in Port Moresby we went to the museum and ask to see the Reptile Person to see if they could identify what he was, but from the face he had when we showed him the picture we do not think he has seen one before and he did not know what it was.
These are just other Reptiles I could not find a Genus for, if you know what they would go under let us know.
*I tryed my best to get the animals in the right Genus, I do know there is a few that do not fit in a Genus but it was the closest I could find for them*
I would like to Thank Glen, Arthur, Ross and Des for making this trip a trip to remember and a Big Thanks to Des for organising this trip!
Enjoy.
As a few of you know I and 4 other people went on the Papu New Guinea Herping trip that Des organised.
It turned out to be a bloody good holiday/expericence and I would recommend it to anyonewho has a interest in birds, snakes, lizards, frogs and inverts.
The first couple of days we stayed on the main land and just had a wonder around the surrounding areas to see what we can find.
Rhana genus.
Latoria genus.
Hylaphorbus genus.
Carlia Genus.
Emoria genus.
Eameled Skink.
Sepraskinkus genus.
Nacktus genus.
Small Eyed Snake.
The First Island we went to was Normanby Island.
Latoria genus.
Rhana genus.
Carlia genus.
Brown Tree Snake. Not as colourful as the NT and WA type but were still great fun to photograph.
Green Tree Snake. This would have to be the best snake to photograph because it showed white stripes along its body when it got angry and was tasting the air none stop.
Slaty Grey. This has to be one of the best looking slaty-greys I have ever seen!
Striped Crowned Snake. This fella was found alongside the creek just on the edge of the village and looks like it had a feed a few days before.
New Guinea Ground Boas. We saw a good number of these boas and I think we all copped 1 or 2 bites from them.
Salt water Croc. It was only a baby and was the first time the villagers have seen one that far up the river.
[ IMG]http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac196/Viper_Niall/PNG2347.jpg[/IMG]
Second Island we went to was Fergusson Island.
Latoria.
Rhana.
Hylaphorbus Genus.
Nacktus Genus.
Carlia Genus.
Pacific Ground Boas.
We didn’t end up going to Goodenough Island as none of us were wanting to be on the banana boats for four hours on the way back to the main land if the seas were going to be rough.
We headed back to East Cape and stayed at Napatana lodge for a couple for days, relaxing and recovering.
Next we headed out to a village on the main land to stay there for a night, I forgot the name of the place but it was a really nice place and the people who owned it were really nice.
Rhana Genus.
Many-scaled Keel back.
Hylaphorbus Genus.
Rhana Genus.
I am going to call this Boa and Ground Boa, even though we found it in a tree because it did not have the colour/Patten that Tree Boas have.
On the last day, we had a quick look in a Cave where Des went last time and found a good number of different bats.
We ended up seeing a White Lip Water Python, Brown Tree Snakes and loads of good looking tarantulas.
Tarantula.
Brown Tree Snake.
Rhana Genus.
This big guy, none of us know what he is or Genus he is in, we found him and 2 others under a pile of coconuts.
When we where in Port Moresby we went to the museum and ask to see the Reptile Person to see if they could identify what he was, but from the face he had when we showed him the picture we do not think he has seen one before and he did not know what it was.
These are just other Reptiles I could not find a Genus for, if you know what they would go under let us know.
*I tryed my best to get the animals in the right Genus, I do know there is a few that do not fit in a Genus but it was the closest I could find for them*
I would like to Thank Glen, Arthur, Ross and Des for making this trip a trip to remember and a Big Thanks to Des for organising this trip!
Enjoy.
, i love the tarantulas and that emerald skink sooo much 
