Hi All
I spent the past week in Mauritius with my new wife and family. Got married on the beach in Mauritius and used the trip as a wedding, honeymoon and family holiday, all in one. Very cool trip!
We stayed at a hotel on the north-western coast of the island called Le Cannonier, and I can honestly say BEST HOLIDAY EVER!
I did not have too much time for herping, keeping in mind the nature of the trip, but I did manage to see a few herps around the hotel. Here are a few pics I took on the hotel grounds. Sadly only one of the reptiles I found are native to the island, ie the rest are all introduced species. You will note the quality of the pics aren't great. For this trip I sacrificed optical zoom for waterproof capabilities, haha.
Phelsuma cepediana (I think). Some of the pics might be of other species, but I am not sure as they were quite skittish.
Calotes versicolor. Apparently the locals call these "chameleons" as they also have the ability to change colour slightly
Gehyra mutilata. Very cool geckos with webbing from their feet to their bodies. Almost look like they should be gliding rather than crawling.
Lycodon capucinus eating G. mutilata
And along the shoreline there were tons of mudskippers in certain areas, but they are way too skittish for me to even get close. If you look very carefully on this pic there are about 5 or 6 on the picture
And that's it in terms of herps. The bulk of my time I spent in the ocean snorkeling, swimming, etc, so I got a few nice pics of some fish, eels and corals. Here are a ton of pics without IDs. The variety of fish was amazing. It was like swimming through a pet shop display. It was my first time taking pics underwater and it was a lot more difficult than I imagined; with the mater moving, your body moving and the fish moving...not easy!
Hope you enjoy