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Hi to everybody!

I'm really new in this amazing world called "herping", but I'm very proud to be here.
I'm from Spain, but I'm living right now in Munich. As you can imagine, I don't know the area very well...

Can somebody recommend me a place near Munich where I can go with my camera and see some nice animals?

I've been walking near the river Isar, but I only have found one "Rana temporaria" once. I know that the river is not the best place
to search for...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/josealbur/ ... /lightbox/
Please help me!

Thak you very much!

Hi!

Yesterday was a sunny day here in Munich, so I decided to take a walk with my camera...

I didn't found much, but something is more than anything.
Lacerta agilis, young

Lacerta agilis

Rana temporaria/arvalis/dalmatina???

Rana temporaria/arvalis/dalmatina??? (detail)


p.s.: maybe you can help me identificating the frog...

Looks like dalmatina to me!

Congrats Jose!I specially love agilis! So rare in Spain

I´m not expert in frogs, but I think temporaria hasn´t legs as big as dalmatina so this is not a temporaria for me...

Cheers

Gabri

Rana dalmatina for sure!

Mario could you please give me some explanation? Why are you so sure? Please!

Thanks Gabri!!

The snout is long and pointed.
In Rana temporaria there is a pronounced bent between the eye and the tip of the snout.
Tympanun nearly same size as eye (in R. temporaria max. 3/4 of eye diameter).
Rana arvalis:
The moorfrog has a pronounced dark marbled area between flanks and belly.
And it doesnt occur around Munich!
See distribution map of Rana arvalis in Bavaria:


Mario

Thank you very much Mario!

Maybe you can help also with this one...

That's temporaria, I'd say.

You are soooo right, Jeroen