Posting may be light today as I have to go downtown to TCB. But we have some swell herp photos from reader Alan Clarke, who lives in Liverpool. His comments are indented:
Here are some more of my wildlife photos, although they are taken in studio conditions. I hope you enjoy them.
I did, and you’ll see why.
New Caledonian Crested Gecko, Correlophus ciliatus. This species was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994.
Gargoyle Gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, also from New Caledonia, where its habitat is threatened by deforestation.
Frilled Tree Frog, Kurixalus appendiculatus, found in much of South-East Asia:
Mission Golden-eyed Tree Frog or Amazon Milk Frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix. In nature, they live and breed exclusively in the canopy of Amazon rain forests, as high as 100 feet above ground. Males compete for water-filled tree holes, which are the only places they breed. In these holes, tadpoles develop and often cannibalise their own species’ eggs for food. The name comes from the milky secretions produced for defence.
Common Toad, Bufo bufo, found mainly in Europe:
Beautiful set!
I made up a joke just now :
What do you call the children of an owl and toad that get married?
Bufo bubo babies
I have no shame
I hope they do not get the plague – & end up with bubos!
Indeed
Alternative punchline:
Bufo bubo bambinos
Re: robots category: am I missing something?
Our robot overlords like herps.
I didn’t know that 😀
Nice work! Beautiful photos!
Very nice! The milk toad has the most impressive toes.
Beautiful Crested Gecko!
These are cool. I agree with Mark Sturtevant that the milk toad has the most impressive toes.
The crested gecko has the most impressive eyelashes, especially for a critter that has no eyelids.
Very cute herps.
Very nice. I assume the vertical slit in the gecko eye is the pupil. Any ideas on the adaptive significance of that shape?
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/07/430149677/eye-shapes-of-the-animal-world-hint-at-differences-in-our-lifestyles
I really enjoyed all of these stellar photos. I love the common toad’s binomial. It looks like a Bufo bufo. How can that be?
Wonderful photos! I am glad for the crested gecko.
I’m happy to see the amphibians get so well shown.
Just amazing. Thank you so much for these
The gargoyle gecko is chubby. The cute kind of chubby though.
-Ryan