Spring 2011

[Mourits Løvholt]

I found 2 species of salamanders yesterday.
I was actually looking for Rana dalmatina, I found 3. But unfortunately, no pictures. Only egg-pictures :



The salamanders.

Lissotriton vulgaris:







Tritutus cristatus:











Today I managed to photograph some of these lovely toads

Bufo variabilis:







And I did also find a whole lot Rana temporaria's

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Look what I found this weekend in Belgium.

Damn it, Peter...

I should have joined you, instead of wasting a day in suburbia, paying hommage to a friend's baby.
I wanted in fact to go for the first Coronella's...

[Peter Oefinger]

paying hommage to a friend's baby.

Yes, Jeroen: in spring / summer social contacts can really be disturbing Anyhow: Nice Pelodytes!

[Paul Lambourne]

God its soooooo unfair!! Belgium/ northern france is so close to England and yet you have so many cool species.. Pelodytes, variabilis, Pelobates, Alytes ( OK we have these, but its an introduction...)

Winge over.. great photos...

Kind..if a little jealous regards

Paul

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

social contacts can really be disturbing

It gets even worse. While I was inspecting some temporaria and bufo eggs in the 'beautiful' local park's goldfish pond, one of the 3-year olds in our company fell in the water, causing panic all over. The day was followed by an interesting discussion with my girlfriend concerning our own desire to have offspring, in the light of the events of the day...

[Aleksandar Simovic]

1st april

male







female

[Ilian Velikov]

Great shots, Alexander! Damn it, I need to go home to Bulgaria this summer!

[Jürgen Gebhart]

Peter, thank you for this topic, I love it!!!!!!!!

Congrats too all your findings and the pics!!

paying hommage to a friend's baby.

Yes, Jeroen: in spring / summer social contacts can really be disturbing

I lost all my social contacts, because in Spring and Summer I´m in the field in fall my depression starts and during the winter time I`m mostly drunk!

I need social contatcts, I have to meet some of you in spring/summer

social contacts can really be disturbing

The day was followed by an interesting discussion with my girlfriend concerning our own desire to have offspring, in the light of the events of the day...

I clear it up with my wife 13 years ago, no disturbing children!!

[Rok Grzelj]

Jeroen, you should report the 3 years old human puppy to the autorithies..as the amphibians are protected by law and its not permitted to disturb them without special permission
...and I doubt that he has the permission

[Bobby Bok]

Haha Rok, you're the ultimate children hater

Bring on the Pelodytes Jeroen, I love them!

Very nice finds everyone, looks like I will have to go back in the field again as well, it's already been a week ago!