Hello all,
Just thought I would take the opportunity to thank Bobby, Laura and Trev for a splendid trip, well organised, relaxed and very funny... a real pleasure.
I have posted some shakey picture offerings in the wake of Bobby and Laura's splendid efforts..
In no particular order:
Probably my favourite animal from the trip, I know its not rare, but it was a beast of an amphibian, we found our path blocked by it in heavy rain.. if we would have hit it, it would probably have written the car off.. I know vipers are cool, and lizards are pretty, but I love toads.. anyone that has a problem with that has to answer to my friend below....
Next is Salamandra lanzai, a lovely creature I have tried to find on previous occasions, with no success.. I was very pleased to see this species.. there may have been some hugging, socks kept on for safety reasons..
Not new species for me, but a new sub species in a beautiful location, Ichthyosaura alpestris apuanus and Triturus carnifex
The main species for the trip, the beautiful speleomantes..
Ambrosii
Strinatii
Italicus
And without doubt the hardest to find salamander of the trip, the tiny but very cute salamandrina...an unexpected bonus from Laura.. there may have been pant wetting, with the amount of rain its hard to tell..
Another new and much wanted tick, the Italian slow worm...
Some old friends re visited, salamandra , natrix and rana italica
And finally a bit of scenery..
And yes I did climb it.. I am a boy...
I noticed Jurgens comments regarding Euleptes...... Jurgen darling, I know you are tough as old boots and I have seen you handle daboia like people handle kittens.. but I have also seen you scream like a girl when confronted by a tiny steondactylus.. be afraid.. be very afraid..
Once again thanks to the usual suspects for a great trip... I will now hibernate, bearlike until the next one.
Cheers Paul