Greater Soutpansberg and northern Limpopo 2015 - many images

[rvanhuyssteen]

Hi all. Been working hard in Limpopo on my inventory of species around the and in the Soutpansberg. We have been broadening our catchment area and finding a lot. Included some herpetological highlights for the season so far, scorpions and a few others. Thanks for looking.


Reticulated Centipede-eater, Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus


The endemic Soutpansberg Dwarf Gecko, Lygodactylus soutpansbergensis.


Amblyodipsas microphthalma nigra, Soutpansberg Purple-Glossed Snake


The Eastern Bark Snake, Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia.


Southern African Python, Python natalensis


Sunduvall's Writhing Skink (Mochlus sundevallii sundevallii)


Arnold’s Velvet Gecko (Homopholis arnoldi)


Delande’s Beaked Blind Snake (Rhinotyphlops lalandei)


Pachydactylus punctatus


Limpopo girdled lizard (Cordylus jonesii)


Holub's Sandveld Lizard (Nucras holubi)


Common Barking Gecko (Ptenopus garrulus garrulus)


Zygaspis quadrifrons


Spotted Sandveld Lizard (Nucras intertexta)


Black File Snake, Gonionotophis nyassae


Van Son's Gecko, Pachydactylus vansoni


Xanthic Van Son's Gecko, Pachydactylus vansoni, photo credit Melissa Petford.


Pachydactylus punctatus


Lygodactylus stevensoni,photo credit Melissa Petford.


Lygodactylus bradfieldi, photo credit Melissa Petford


Lygodactylus capensis capensis.


Common Barking Gecko, Ptenopus garrulus garrulus


Lined Shovel Snout, Prosymna lineata


Herald Snake, Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia


Eastern Tiger Snake, Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus


Variegated Wolf Snake, Lychophidion variegatum, photo credit Melissa Petford


Dead Duerden's Stilleto Snake, Atractaspis duerdeni


East African Shovel Snout, Prosymna stuhlmannii


Vine Snake, Thelotornis capensis capensis


Common Flat Lizard, Platysaurus intermedius intermedius


Boomslang, Dispholidus typus


The Soutpansberg Rock Lizard, Vhembelacerta rupicola


Afroedura pienaari, a Soutpansberg endemic


Zimbabwe Flat Lizard, Platysaurus intermedius rhodesianus




Uroplectes chubbi


Uroplectes flavoviridus


Uroplectes planimanus


Uroplectes vittatus


Uroplectes triangulifer


Pseudolychas ochraceus


Pseudolychas pegleri


Lychas burdoi


Hottentota trilineatus


Parabuthus transvaalicus


Parabuthus mossambicensis


Dark Opistophthalmus glabrifrons.


Opistophthalmus glabrifons, red form


Opistophthalmus glabrifons, light form


Opistophthalmus lawrencei


Cheloctonus jonesii


Opisthacanthus asper


Hadogenes troglodytes


Hadogenes soutpansbergensis.


Leopard on camera trap


A rare encounter: leopard, Panthera pardus, on foot.

Thanks!

[mania]

Awesome findings

[Sico]

What a fantastic range of specimens, both reptile and arachnid. Thanks for sharing.

[Durban Keeper]

Near enough every reptile you posted would be a lifer for me. Astonishing list. Well done and some really nice photographs also!

[Ruan Stander]

A very good season indeed. Those bark snakes are still managing to evade me.

[MrG]

Great pics and specimens. Thx for sharing

[rvanhuyssteen]

Thanks everyone. My list for the greater Soutpansberg area (roughly S'berge north to the Limpopo and east to Pafuri) is at 70 reptile species. For the Soutpansberg itself I am on 61 reptiles. Lets see where we get to by the end of this season.

"Those bark snakes are still managing to evade me"

Ruan this is the year you will see them. Trust me!

[Allen G. Liebenberg]

Great stuff.This is what I would like to see more of.A

[Westley Price]

Thanks for taking the trouble to post man, very cool finds.

The Centipede eater and Wolf snakes are my favourites. Not often seen.

Congrats

[Mitton]

Great post!
That Tiger Snake looks nice and big. The Wolf Snake is a beauty.

[Bushviper]

Nice finds. A good couple I have never even seen alive. Keep it up.