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Most were taken with my DSLR some with iphone.
I left Durban to George met up with Scavenger and we headed out to Oudtshorn met up with JKA then we began our six day trip into the Klein Karoo as well as the Eastern Cape and these are the images, reptiles ,amphibians , road kills and places we saw along the way.
We stayed in some dodgy accommodation , met a couple of sketchy people drove +- 2500km and these aren't even all of the photo's i've taken a little different from most trip reports/encounters "open pictorial" id say.
Species Encountered along the way:
Amietia angolensis - Common River Frog
Amietia fuscigula - Cape River Frog
Bufo gariepensis- Karoo Toad
Cacosternum nanum - Bronze Caco
Hyperolius marmoratus verisocus - Painted Reed frog
Strongylopus fasciatus-Striped Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii - Clicking Stream frog
Bitis arietans - Puff Adder
Bitis caudalis - Horned Adder
Duberria lutrix - Common Slug Eater
Lycodonomorphus rufulus - Brown Water Snake
Lamprophis Inornatus - Olive Snake
Stigmochelys pardalis - Leopard Tortoise.
Agama atra - Southern Rock Agama
Cordylus cordylus - Cape Girdled lizard.
Chamaesaura anguina - Cape Grass Lizard
Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus -Drakensberg Crag Lizard
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus - Blue Spotted Girdled Lizard
Trachylepis sulcata - Western rock Skink
Trachylepis capensis - Cape Skink
Trachylepis homalocephala - Red Sided Skink
Tetradactylus seps - Short-legged Seps
Bradypodion damaranum - Kysna Dwarf Chameleon.
Afroedura karroica - Karoo Flat Gecko
Afrogecko porphyreus - Marbled Leaf Toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus bibronii - Bibrons Gecko
Goggia lineata - Dwarf Leaf Toed Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis - Cape Dwarf Gecko.
Pachydactylus geitjie- Occelated Thick Toed Gecko
Pachydactylus maculatus - Spotted Thick Toed Gecko.
Pachydactylus mariquensis - Marico's gecko
*unidentifiable Sand Lizard
*Unidentifiable Skink
Some may recognise this view ( Luckily i was in the plane)
First Reptile Of The Trip on some very natural surroundings - Leopard Tortoise.
Welcome
Right in the Beginning of The Swartberg
Swartberg Searches.
Cordylus cordylus - Cape Girdled lizard
Prime Habitat...Swartberg
Duberria lutrix - Slug-Eater Defensive Posture
In the process of Rolling up.
Slowly it unwind itself and we let it move on.
Swartberg
Swartberg Mountain Stream. Habitat of Cape River Frog - Amietia fuscigula
Amietia fuscigula - Cape River Frog
Agama atra - Southern Rock Agama
Bufo gariepensis -Karoo Toad
Road Cruising - First Bibrons Gecko ( the Excitement Faded quickly as we saw about 50 others)
Chondrodactylus bibronii - Bibrons Gecko
Road Cruising - Puff Adder
Bitis arientans - Puff Adder.
Small town life this store ( one of two in the whole town) Sold everything and anything, Including becoming a Bar only on a Friday From 6 pm - 10pm i can only assume things get very out of control there on Fridays or maybe not...
A Solid Stone Table not many tree's around so i guess they make tables from solid stone.
Church in some Small Town Karoo.
Pachydactylus mariquensis -Maricos-Gecko ( Western Cape)
Very Window has it's own view.
Goggia lineata -Striped Dwarf Leaf Toed Gecko
Found beneath a dead Aloe with eggs.
Amplorhinus multimaculatus - Many Spotted Reed Snake
Amietophrynus rangeri - Racous Toad
Amietia fuscigulaCape River Frog
Strongylopus fasciatus - Striped Stream Frog
Cacosternum nanum -Bronze-Caco
Hyperolius marmoratus verrucosus - Painted Reed Frog
Reed Frog Production.
Bradypodion damaranum - Knysna Dwarf Chameleon.
Many Stops for Banana Peals.
Chamaesaura anguina- Cape-Grass-Lizard
Pachydactylus maculatus - Spotted Gecko
Cordylus cordylus - Cape Girdled Lizard
Habitat of Occelated Thick Toed Gecko's and Common Slug Eaters - Mossel Bay Light house in the background.
Pachydactylus geitje- Occelated-gecko
Duberria lutrix - Slug-Eater
Getting nibbled by a "monstrous" Cape Skink.
Trachylepis capensis - Cape Skink
Tetradactylus seps - Short Legged Seps
Mountain Range in George
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus - Blue Spotted Girlded Lizard
Hiking Stop in George Mountains.
Lamprophis inornatus - Olive Snake
Rian with a Hatching Brown Water Snake.
Some Fynbos Flowers
Checking out the vegetation of course.
Lycodonomorphus rufulus - Common Brown Water Snake.
Sam looking less than Impressed with a tiny Olive Snake - Lamprophis Inornatus we found.
Another Botany instalment
Another Sun Set.
Bitis caudalis - Horned Adder.
Myself and Sam Getting a closer look.
Bitis caudalis - Habitat
Klien Karoo Sunset (Around 19:15pm)
Swart berg Corners can be rather tight in places.
Re-entering Swartberg
Goose Time for a visit.
All along the street the tree's were bound up like this , Clearly a sensitive issue.
Prince Albert - Western Rock Skink Habitat
Trachylepis sulcata - Western Rock Skink
Male
Female
Just surveying the legalities.
Good Dirt Roads for a change.
I spent Allot of Time looking out of this.
Camdeboo National Park - Valley of Desolation
Camdeboo National Park - Valley of Desolation
Camdeboo National Park - Valley of Desolation
Sam Photographing Agama atra.
Typical Habitat Of Karoo Flat Gecko
Afroedura karroica -Karoo Flat Gecko
Marico's Geckos I was highly stoked to see things can you tell.
Pachydactylus mariquensis - Maricos Gecko ( Eastern Cape)
Unlucky Rabbit.
Puff Adder
Long Straight Roads of the Eastern Cape.
Graaff Reniet Church , Eastern Cape.
Another not so Lucky Porcupine.
Another Genet pancake style.
Post Car Vervit Monkey
A View I'm rather happen not to to see for 12 hours everyday.
Perspective.
(just kidding)
Us old and bold guys are sometimes just a bit jealous of the youngsters that have a such nice trips and more hair than us. Again, great post.