Recent Herping around Victoria

April 13, 2014, 10:34 pm

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I went for a short trip to far east Gippsland and ticked off a few cool species of frogs and managed to get a couple shots of some cool reptiles.

Untitled by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Victorian Smooth Froglet (Geocrinia victoriana) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peroni) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Dendy's Toadlet (Pseudophryne dendyi) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Lace monitor(Varanus varius) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Black Rock Skink(Egernia saxatilis) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Gipsland water Dragon(Physignathus lesueurii howitti) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Gipsland water Dragon(Physignathus lesueurii howitti) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Around Melbourne I also managed to find a few nice reptiles.

Lowlands Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Eastern tiger snake(Notechis scutatus) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Lowlands Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Around the west of Melbourne CFA burns revealed large numbers of reptiles.

IMG_5084 by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Cunningham Skink(Egernia cunninghami) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

IMG_5120 by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Southern Brown Tree Frog(Litoria ewingi) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Weasel Skink(Saproscincus mustelinus) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

Yellow-bellied water-skink(Eulamprus heatwolei) by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

IMG_4239 by Akash Samuel Melbourne, on Flickr

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Herping Coombabah Gold Coast

April 18, 2014, 11:02 pm

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2 weeks in Central Australia.

April 19, 2014, 4:25 am

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So just after Christmas I spent several weeks in the arid inland around Alice Springs and Yulara. I managed to find a few herps to take pictures of and thought I'd post them up here. Unfortunately flickr has recently changed how images are copied into forum threads (Making it much harder) and for that reason I'll only be linking 1-2 pics for each species though more are likely to be present on flickr.

The trip started off in Adelaide, heading north with my cousins towards Alice springs we stopped once for the night in northern SA and I managed to track down some very pretty geckos, one of my new personal favourites. These were fairly abundant and despite not seeing any other species I managed to locate about 20 of these.

Diplodactylus galeatus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Diplodactylus galeatus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

We made quick progress to Alice without other stops. While I had 10 nights in Alice Springs I had limited opportunity to actually go herping. Mainly my efforts consisted of walking off into the bush alone at night looking for geckos, which I managed to track down a few of.

Marbled Velvet Geckos are impressive and rather common all over the area.

Oedura marmorata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Oedura marmorata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Bynoe's Geckos were common in many places.

Heteronotia binoei by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Higher on the ridges however Pale-headed Geckos, newly described at the time took over in abundance.

Heteronotia fasciolatus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Another ridge line inhabitant was this Clawless Gecko, which were either not very abundant, hard to find or both as it was the only individual I tracked down.

Crenadactylus ocellatus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

The gecko I most wanted to see however proved the hardest to track down, though I eventually found 2 individuals nearby to each other along a ridge. These Centralian Knob-tails are truly impressive and voracious geckos.

Nephrurus amyae by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr
A spikier one.

Nephrurus amyae by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Nephrurus amyae by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

While walking around at night got me so far I had some snake and frog targets that it just wasn't helping with. Fortunately I met up with some super super kind local herpers who with little more explanation than "I like reptiles" showed me around a few places.
One particular night with this lovely bunch led to the exciting find of one of Alice's most spectacular reptiles. This medium sized Central Carpet was absolutely gorgeous, and the pics don't do it justice.

Morelia spilota by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Morelia spilota by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Another of my targets were commonly found on the same night.
Gillen's Tree Frogs.

Litoria gilleni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

My time in Alice eventually ran out. I moved on a little sad to leave such an awesome place for herping adventures but keen to make my next destination, that being Uluru. I spent only 4 nights at the iconic rock but this was plenty enough to see some cool reptiles of the area.

Earless Dragons are very cool and were common in rocky areas.

Tympanocryptis centralis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Alongside these were Massive Gibber Ctenotus.

Ctenotus septenarius by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

The sandier areas had their own array of cool critters such as Pygmy Desert Monitors.

Varanus eremius by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Varanus eremius by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

These fast sand-swimming Blue-tailed Ctenotus.

Ctenotus calurus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

And true sandswimmers, the Lerista skinks of which 3 species occured sometimes all together.

Lerista bipes by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Lerista desertorum by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Night time was also productive for a range of animals including my favourite group geckos.

The soft sandy dunes were great habitat for these Pale-knob Tails, an endearing and beautiful species.

Nephrurus laevissimus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Slightly more compact sandy areas seemed better for another Nephrurus, the Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko.

Nephrurus levis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Northern Spiny-tailed Geckos were abundant nearly everywhere.

Strophurus ciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko tail by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Another abundant though legless gecko, was the Western Hooded Scaly Foot, with 20 being seen in just one night.

Pygopus nigriceps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Less abundant but still present were snakes, with a variety being seen. These shovel-nosed snakes were cool and pretty variable in pattern.

Brachyurophis semifasciatus_001 by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

A single Monk Snake was also found and though it was highly attractive my pictures of it all do it terrible justice.

Parasuta monachus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

On only the second night I got extremely lucky seeing one of the rarer and prettiest inhabitants of the sandy wonderland. This Woma was one of the highlights of the trip despite it not being a gecko....

Aspidites ramsayi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Aspidites ramsayi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Unfortunately I flew out of the arid zone here only a day before rain arrived bringing the frog life out. However I had other places to be, flying from here to the Kimberley. A trip which hopefully I'll put up soon (probably depending on how much Flickr annoys me in the meantime).

Hope you enjoy Cheers.

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Alteration of photos - is it cheating?

April 29, 2014, 8:40 pm

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Hey All,

After submitting a few photos for a reptile and amphibian photography competition with rules that allow some minor manipulation, it got me thinking, I (Prior to this competition) have never altered any of my photos and would rather take a great photo on the camera and if it doesn't work out, there's more to practice on next time. What are your thoughts on the alteration of photos? Is it cheating as a photograper? I'm interested in your thoughts.

These were the rules regarding alteration.
"Digital adjustments are only acceptable if limited to cleaning work, levels, curves, colour, saturation and contrast work, applied to the image as a whole. The faithful representation of a natural form, behaviour or phenomenon must be maintained"

And here is a sample of a photo that has been altered, dunno if I've even done it right, but it definitely feels wrong to change it.

First photo is the altered version.

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Kimberley Australia

May 6, 2014, 12:50 am

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So over most of January and February of this year I was staying in the southern Kimberley region of Western Australia.
I was here to assist an honours student working on V. panoptes and while this took up most of each day I also managed to get around a little of the local station I was staying on to see a variety of other cool things.

While the main project was on only Yellow-spotted Monitors a variety of other species were present and of interest.

Spotted Tree Monitors were commonly seen basking on tree trunks, but were usually quick to move into a hollow when disturbed. Occasionally they were found low hollow dead trees.

These animals apparently display pattern similar to typotypic animals from near Broome and likely represent 'true' V. scalaris.

Varanus scalaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Varanus scalaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Another common varanid were Mitchell's Water Monitor. These were often observed clambering through mangrove-esque flooded riparian vegetation and jumping into the water as we trudged through such areas to find Yellow-spotted Monitors. While a dead Merten's Water Monitor was found on a local road none were observed in this habitat despite a large portion of time spent in it.

Varanus mitchelli by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Gould's Sand Monitors weren't found in our study area but were abundant around the area we were living in.

Varanus gouldii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Varanus gouldii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr
These have really nice pattern.

Varanus gouldii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Another monitor with nice pattern were the Ridge-tailed Monitors, sometimes found in the buildings where we were or the rocky outcrops around.

Varanus acanthurus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Few individual Elapids were seen of any species bar Mulgas (which I didn't photograph despite seeing 20+), despite this an ok diversity was present.

I saw two Northern Shovel-nosed Snakes both of which appeared very different in colour and pattern.

Brachyurophis roperi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Brachyurophis roperi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Little-spotted Snakes were found active on some nights.

Suta punctata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Suta punctata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

This young Western Brown was on the Verandah before being moved further into the bush.

Pseudonaja mengdeni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pseudonaja mengdeni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Many dead Whip-snaked were seen on the road with one live one turning up also on the verandah.

Demansia angusticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Demansia angusticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Both Black-headed and Stimpsons Pythons were also found in good numbers at night.

Aspidites melanocephalus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Antaresia stimsoni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Antaresia stimsoni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

On arrival at the site we were immediately flooded in for 3 days. This was the largest rainfall the entire time I was there and was an awesome opportunity to see some frogs.

Burrowing frogs of several species were common, the Long-footed Burrowing Frogs were probably the most abundant.

Cyclorana longipes by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Much less common were the Hidden-ear Frogs found in slightly drier areas.

Cyclorana cryptotis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Cyclorana cryptotis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

The area was arid enough to yield these Desert Spade-foots which were nicely coloured and hard to do justice in a picture.

Notaden nicholsii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Several tree frogs such as Green Tree Frogs, Roth's Tree Frog and Desert Tree Frogs were common, however the only one I photographed was the Pallid Frog.

Litoria pallida by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Litoria pallida by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Very few Uperoleia were actually found.

This U. lithomoda was found randomly walking around in a rather dry area with no other frogs.

Uperoleia lithomoda by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

At the time U. stridera was only very recently described and we managed to track one down after the heaviest rain in a flooded area.

Uperoleia stridera by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Carpenter Frogs were also found in a couple places, this individual is actually from the East Kimberley before we drove South.

Limnodynastes lignarius by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Several dragons were present around both our living area and study site. The most spectacular probably being the iconic Frill-necked Lizard.

Chlamydosaurus kingii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Chlamydosaurus kingii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Finding a Dwarf Bearded Dragon got my hopes up initially but it was not-really-surprisingly a P. minor not the far less common Small-scaled Bearded Dragon.

Pogona minor by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pogona minor by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

These Yellow-sided Two-lined Dragons were abundant in savannah woodland with long grass.

Diporiphora magna by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Diporiphora magna by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

While these Grey-striped Western Desert Dragons were found in the dry sandy spinifex areas.

Dipoirphora paraconvergens by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Dipoirphora paraconvergens by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

A variety of Geckos were found at night time.

Bynoe's Geckos are of course a staple of just about everywhere in Australia. Here being no exception.

Heteronotia binoei by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Northern Spiny-tailed Geckos were however the most common species observed on many of the trees and the roads at night.

Strophurus ciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Strophurus ciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Both Northern and Western Hooded Scaly-foots were seen but only the Northern photographed.

Pygopus steelescotti by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Three species of Delma were found all within a rather small area.
Sharp-snouted.

Delma nasuta by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Delma nasuta by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr
and Rusty-topped, were the most common.

Delma borea by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

A small variety of skinks were present with many more seen and powering into the distance before being identified.

Sandy-loam Soil Ctenotus.

Ctenotus serventyi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Ctenotus serventyi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

As well as the now described Ctenotus superciliaris

Ctenotus superciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Ctenotus superciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Within the garden Carlia were common but shy, usually under cultivated hedges with deep leaf-litter.

Carlia munda by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Northern Blue-tongues were also abundant, often making there way into house.

Tiliqua scincoides by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Tiliqua scincoides by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Away from the living area Central Blue-tongues were also sometimes found.

Tiliqua multifasciata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Of course I have saved the greatest for last. Small Brown Skinks.
Here one of the smallest, brownest and most common, Menetia greyii!

Menetia greyii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

And even better Small, Brown, and with pretty colours. Proablepharus tenuis.

Proablepharus tenuis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Red-throated male.

Proablepharus tenuis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

And that was the Kimberley. I'll have to go back to get more pictures of the far to numerous animals I missed but for now it was a rather enjoyable experience and I hope you enjoy the pictures.

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Kimberley Australia

May 6, 2014, 12:50 am

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Varanus scalaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Varanus mitchelli by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Gould's Sand Monitors weren't found in our study area but were abundant around the area we were living in.

Varanus gouldii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Varanus gouldii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr
These have really nice pattern.

Varanus gouldii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Another monitor with nice pattern were the Ridge-tailed Monitors, sometimes found in the buildings where we were or the rocky outcrops around.

Brachyurophis roperi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Brachyurophis roperi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Little-spotted Snakes were found active on some nights.

Suta punctata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Suta punctata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

This young Western Brown was on the Verandah before being moved further into the bush.

Pseudonaja mengdeni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pseudonaja mengdeni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Many dead Whip-snaked were seen on the road with one live one turning up also on the verandah.

Demansia angusticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Demansia angusticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Both Black-headed and Stimpsons Pythons were also found in good numbers at night.

Aspidites melanocephalus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Antaresia stimsoni by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Cyclorana longipes by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Much less common were the Hidden-ear Frogs found in slightly drier areas.

Cyclorana cryptotis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Cyclorana cryptotis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

The area was arid enough to yield these Desert Spade-foots which were nicely coloured and hard to do justice in a picture.

Litoria pallida by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Litoria pallida by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Very few Uperoleia were actually found.

This U. lithomoda was found randomly walking around in a rather dry area with no other frogs.

Uperoleia lithomoda by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

At the time U. stridera was only very recently described and we managed to track one down after the heaviest rain in a flooded area.

Uperoleia stridera by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Carpenter Frogs were also found in a couple places, this individual is actually from the East Kimberley before we drove South.

Limnodynastes lignarius by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Several dragons were present around both our living area and study site. The most spectacular probably being the iconic Frill-necked Lizard.

Chlamydosaurus kingii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pogona minor by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pogona minor by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

These Yellow-sided Two-lined Dragons were abundant in savannah woodland with long grass.

Diporiphora magna by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Diporiphora magna by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

While these Grey-striped Western Desert Dragons were found in the dry sandy spinifex areas.

Dipoirphora paraconvergens by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Heteronotia binoei by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Northern Spiny-tailed Geckos were however the most common species observed on many of the trees and the roads at night.

Strophurus ciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Strophurus ciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Both Northern and Western Hooded Scaly-foots were seen but only the Northern photographed.

Pygopus steelescotti by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Three species of Delma were found all within a rather small area.
Sharp-snouted.

Delma nasuta by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Delma nasuta by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr
and Rusty-topped, were the most common.

Delma borea by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

A small variety of skinks were present with many more seen and powering into the distance before being identified.

Sandy-loam Soil Ctenotus.

Ctenotus serventyi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Ctenotus serventyi by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

As well as the now described Ctenotus superciliaris

Ctenotus superciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Ctenotus superciliaris by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Within the garden Carlia were common but shy, usually under cultivated hedges with deep leaf-litter.

Carlia munda by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Northern Blue-tongues were also abundant, often making there way into house.

Tiliqua scincoides by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Tiliqua scincoides by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Away from the living area Central Blue-tongues were also sometimes found.

Tiliqua multifasciata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Of course I have saved the greatest for last. Small Brown Skinks.
Here one of the smallest, brownest and most common, Menetia greyii!

Menetia greyii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

And even better Small, Brown, and with pretty colours. Proablepharus tenuis.

Proablepharus tenuis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Red-throated male.

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This seasons Hauls (Pic heavy)

May 11, 2014, 12:46 am

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So I thought I'd post a thread sharing some of my photo's from this years sightings. I've been able to find a whole heap of new species for me in my local area, a rather broad definition of the word 'local' too. I will start with reptiles from the newcastle-central coast vicinity...
Red belly black snakes are a common encounter for me but I never tire of them. Great subjects to photograph.

Red-belly black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Pseudechis porphyriacus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Pseudechis porphyriacus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Yellow faced whip snakes are also another pleasant encounter.

Demansia psammophis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Demansia psammophis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

In the southerly part of their range I frequently see rough scaled snakes at dusk.

Tropedechis carinatus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Rough scaled snake by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Golden crown snakes also turn up on the roads regularly. Btw does anyone have any methods for reducing the flash reflection producing the distracting sheen on theses snakes?

Cacophis squamulosus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Cacophis squamulosus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Death adders would certainly have to be one of my favourite elapids around here. Although extremely difficult subjects to photograph, possibly due to their laid back nature.

Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

The incredibly cute Eastern stone gecko's always make me smile.

Eastern stone gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Eastern stone gecko (Diplodactylus vittatus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

I have done reasonably well with Bandy bandys' this year.

Bandy bandy (Vermicella annulata) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Bandy bandy (Vermicella annulata) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Southern angle headed dragons never disappoint when it comes to their looks. I have posted two very similar shots that look very different which is to convey to you the importance of Depth of field.

Southern angle headed dragon (Hypsilurus spinipes) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Southern angle headed dragon (Hypsilurus spinipes) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Stephen's banded snakes are just drop dead gorgeous. I really need better photo's of these.

Hoplocephalus stephensii by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

I have done two trips to the Barrington tops this year and seen several species.

This gorgeous Southern angle headed dragon was particularly stunning.

Hypsilurus spinipes by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Hypsilurus spinipes by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

A skink endemic to the Barrington tops, Lampropholis Caligula.

Lampropholis caligula by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Lampropholis caligula by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Certainly one of the more abundant skinks in certain areas of the Barrington tops is the Yellow bellied water skink.

Eulamprus heatwolei by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

On one night cruise several diamond pythons were encountered despite it being only 16 degrees and raining.

Morelia spiolata by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Diamond Python (Morelia spiolata) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Diamond Python (Morelia spiolata) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Weasle skinks were another sight during my stay there.

Weasle skink (Saproscincus mustelinus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Weasle skink (Saproscincus mustelinus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr
The highlight of the Barrington tops for me was this gorgeous Highlands copper head snake. That one handsome Elapid right there guys!

Highlands copperhead snake (Austrelaps ramsayi) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Highlands Copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Highlands Copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

I have also done a few trips into the hunter and managed to see a fair few species many of which I have not posted in the thread due to them being horrible photos

I only encountered one Bearded dragon this year much to my regret.

Pogona barbata by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Liopholis modesta are a common yet non the less beautiful skink out west.

Liopholis modesta by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

One of my personal favourite local gecko's are thick tailed gecko's which are a dime a dozen in the right areas.

Thick tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Underwoodisaurus milli by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Underwoodisaurus milii by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Underwoodisaurus milii by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

I was delighted to find this character out west one night.

Boiga irregularis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Boiga irregularis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Delma impar very far north of it's range

Delma impar by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Burtons legless lizard is another personnel favourite of mine. you've just got to admire the pattern diversity in this species.

Lialis burtonis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Lialis burtonis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr
Finally around about November I moved from my home in Newcastle for an electrical apprenticeship in Sydney giving me an opportunity to do a bit of herping around Sydney. I was however limited by not have a car and the generous 8$ an hour wage of an apprentice. Still I managed to get out an about with the help of friends.

Mountain heath dragons are easily the most common lizard in some area's.

Mountain dragon (Rankinia diemensis) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Rankinia Diemensis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Rankinia Diemensis by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

This common scaly foot was found active in the middle of the day while I was enjoying a walk, enjoying the walk solely to the event of finding this guy.

Pygopus lepidopodus (common scaly foot lizard) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Pygopus lepidopodus (common scaly foot lizard) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

A very underrated gecko in my opinion are these Southern leaf tailed geckos. The detail in their skin and eyes astounds me.

Southern leaf tailed gecko (Phyllurus platurus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Southern leaf tailed gecko (Phyllurus platurus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Green tree snakes although beautiful and harmless have proved to be quite accurate at biting noses, mine namely.

Green tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctualata) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Green tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctualata) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Jacky dragons are always a pleasant sight to see.

Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky dragon) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

A small eyed snake that is actually posing nicely. I think the snake looks half decent in this pose.

Small eyed snake (Cryptophis nigrescens) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Small eyed snake (Cryptophis nigrescens) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Amalosia leuesurii are extremely common throughout the Blue mountains and provide a good snack for the animal in the next set of photo's below :)

Amalosia leuesurii by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Amalosia leuesurii by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Possibly my most exciting encounter was this Broad headed snake. I literally lost it when I first spotted it. I ended up finding a total of three this season too!

Broad headed snake ( Hoplocephalus bungaroides) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Broad headed snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Another Broad Head by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Another Broad Head by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Too my regret I haven't done much frogging this year but here are a few pics that I have managed to get.

Little john's tree frog.

Little john's tree frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Little john's tree frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Peron's tree frog

Litoria perroni by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Perons tree frog (Litoria peronii) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Perons tree frog (Litoria peronii) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Green stream frog.

Litoria phyllochroa by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Southern barred frog

Mixophyes balbus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Mixophyes balbus by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Wilcox's tree frog.

Litoria wilcoxi by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Litoria wilcoxi by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Bibron's brood frog.

Bibron's brood frog (Pseudophryne bibronii) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Banjo frog.

Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerilii) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes dumerilii) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Red crowned toadlet.

Red crowned toadlet (Pseudophryne australis) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Red crowned toadlet (Pseudophryne australis) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Giant barred frog.

Giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus) by Jordan Mulder, on Flickr

Right that's about it! Enjoy!

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darwin

June 4, 2014, 4:14 am

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Hi people im heading to darwin shortly and will be herping.Looking for some carpet pythons Im looking for a tip on the best spot to find them..any info appreciated.im going to hit fogg dam to check the warer pythons out.

cheers

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