G'day all,
Last weekend I went herping for the first time, and since I was on the Central Coast in Morisset, the Watagan State Forest seemed as good a place as any to try. I went Fri, Sat and Sun night, but the latter nights were both cold and windy/rainy so I wasn't expecting anything and that proved to be correct. Friday night was slightly more successful though, and I saw my first ever leaf tailed gecko in the flesh. Common to some I'm sure, but I was over the moon. It was the only herp of the night, but frogs, millipedes and centipedes were all out and about, and so were huntsmans which provided me with about 4 heartattacks as the night progressed. Can anyone identify the red frog/toad? Or the black bugs? They were everywhere.
Anyway, thought I'd share.
Last weekend I went herping for the first time, and since I was on the Central Coast in Morisset, the Watagan State Forest seemed as good a place as any to try. I went Fri, Sat and Sun night, but the latter nights were both cold and windy/rainy so I wasn't expecting anything and that proved to be correct. Friday night was slightly more successful though, and I saw my first ever leaf tailed gecko in the flesh. Common to some I'm sure, but I was over the moon. It was the only herp of the night, but frogs, millipedes and centipedes were all out and about, and so were huntsmans which provided me with about 4 heartattacks as the night progressed. Can anyone identify the red frog/toad? Or the black bugs? They were everywhere.
Anyway, thought I'd share.