Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

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Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Bobby Bok » Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:43 pm

Another crazy little trip, this time to the SW Iberian Peninsula with some of the usual suspects. The weather was very changeable throughout our trip but that allowed us to see a staggering 31 species. Please have a look at my website for the whole story and more pictures:

http://www.herpsafari.nl/tripreports-eu ... sw-iberia/

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Bedriaga's Skink (Chalcides bedriagai)

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Parsley Frog (Pelodytes sp.)

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Ladder Snake (Rhinechis scalaris)

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Iberian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon brevis)

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Stripeless Tree Frog (Hyla meridionalis)

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Maria's Worm Lizard (Blanus mariae)

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Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)

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Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra crespoi)

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European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis occidentalis)
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Mario Schweiger » Sun Mar 06, 2016 4:34 pm

great pictures of a successful trip!
and ...........
:lol: Bobby and tits :lol:
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Peter Oefinger » Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:19 pm

Beautiful! Bad weather = Nice pictures ...and a lot of reptiles regarding the early season. Congrats!
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Andre Schmid » Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:28 pm

Beautiful ! Can't wait to visit this part of spain by myself :) thanks for sharing this nice pictures Bobby !
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Jürgen Gebhart » Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:52 pm

Not a bad season start, congrats!
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Rémon ter Harmsel » Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:10 pm

Great result and nice report as ever!!

We also encountered some people who were looking for mushrooms to photograph them. Such nerds! :lol: :lol:
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby miguel santos » Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:36 pm

Very nice trip guys, I have been to most of the areas you visited ( not necessary the same spots ) and know how nice the area is.
I have two comments though:
- the coastal dunes to the North of Sines are known to harbour Carbonelli
- second, why would you eat hamburgers in Portugal? There is so much more to eat in the country.
Next time ask me for the good restaurants ;)
Well done guys,

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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Bobby Bok » Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:20 pm

Thanks for the nice comments everyone, it was indeed a trip full of the good things in life and a great start into the herping season of 2016!

Miguel, usually we ended up in tiny towns where we'd be happy to encounter an open restaurant (or in fact picked the first restaurant which we spotted). Besides, we usually just sat down for a quick meal instead of settling down for a gastronomic highlight ;) No time to waste when there is herping to be done ;)

As for the carbonelli, I have to verify. In situ we were thinking this population was a new one in between known localised populations.
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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Frank Paul Fietz » Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:50 pm

Very nice pictures that bring sun and warmth to us.
I´m looking forward to similar findings in autumn.

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Re: Southern Portugal & SW Spain Tripreport February 2016

Postby Pablo Deschepper » Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:06 pm

Thanks for sharing! Nice pictures :)
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