IX. Albanian Expedition (24.09-05.10.2013.)

[Edvard Mizsei]

Thank you!

We are planning the next trip (X. AlbExp!!! ), when we will finish the grazing exculsion project on Vipera ursinii graeca. We will go to Albania between ~ 15 of April to 1 of May 2014. If somebody like to join us, feel free to contact me, like Daniel!

[Peter Oefinger]

Wow, wonderful. It seems, Albania will get the next fieldherping hype?

[Edvard Mizsei]

And now, some selected pictures from Daniel Jablonski.

I. part: Southeastern Albanian mountains


Mountains near Kelcyre


Pelophylax whateveri


Aggressive sheepdogs...


Reaching the viper habitat


Shepherds home, we know them since 2011.


Cheese ripening




The only habitats for amphibians in this elevations.


Bufotes tadpoles


Natrix natrix


Bombina variegata


Triturus macedonicus


Flock


Vipera ursinii graeca


Working (Bálint Üveges and me)


Newborn graeca


Our albanian hunter friends. They helped us the second time to reach the habitat.


Good bye vipers!

[Guillaume Gomard]

Again, really nice scenary and reptiles! Next April and May you say...interesting

[Edvard Mizsei]

II. part: Shouthern Albania (photos by Daniel Jablonski)


Camp near to Shalesi


Pelophylax whothefuckcaresi


Vipera ammodytes


Natrix natrix


Daniel with giant Testudo hermanni


Bufo hermanni funpic


Lacerta cf. viridis?


Rana graeca and Rana dalmatina


Hemidactylus turcicus



Telescopic fallos


Habitat of many mediterraniean species, also for Testudo marginata, Typhlops vermicularis


Lacerta cf. viridis


Testudo marginata


Vipera ammodytes female


Vipera ammodytes male


Hierophis gemonensis


Picnic


Lacerta trilineata


Ablepharus kitaibelii stepaneki


Platyceps najadum


Podarcis tauricus


Vipera ammodytes


Rescueing Natrix natrix from a pithole


Meuremys rivulata from a pithole


Rana dalmatina from pithole