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Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:44 pm
by Berislav Horvatic
Emys orbicularis and Pseudopus apodus, Bulgaria, June 2017. They aren't often found together.

Depends on what you mean by "together". A pond with E. orbicularis and a nearby field full of P. apodus,
within cca. 100 m, is that "together" enough or not? (The island of Pag, Croatia, at the southern outskirts
of Stara Novalja.)

Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:09 am
by Michal Szkudlarek
Madeira, Teira dugesii dugesii
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La Palma (Spain), Gallotia galloti palmae, male
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Sri Lanka, Ceratophora stoddarti, male
He moved before the photo was taken, after noticing me. I hope it nevertheless fits this thread.
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Sri Lanka, Euphlyctis hexadactylus, juvenile
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Andalusia (Spain), Mauremys leprosa leprosa juvenile and Natrix maura adult
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Andalusia (Spain), Discoglossus galganoi jeanneae . Unfortunately eyes are not visible but it is my only photo of this species.
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Untypical in situ. All animals were rescued after taking the photo.
Poland, Triturus cristatus, Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris
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Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:25 am
by Christoph Stenger
Region PACA

sorry, Upload not possible. Will have to check later... :oops:

Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:20 pm
by Ruggero M.
Berislav Horvatic wrote:
Emys orbicularis and Pseudopus apodus, Bulgaria, June 2017. They aren't often found together.

Depends on what you mean by "together". A pond with E. orbicularis and a nearby field full of P. apodus,
within cca. 100 m, is that "together" enough or not? (The island of Pag, Croatia, at the southern outskirts
of Stara Novalja.)


The distinction made by Berislav is very correct.
We must define the meaning of the word "together".
If this means "casually photographed together in the same picture" (which is our case) without any type of interaction or finality between the two (or more) animals, it's a case. It can be rare or common to find such type of pictures, but there is no other meaning inside the picture, except the fact of a lucky photographer and/or a relative abundance of both species, as it's the case of the pond in Pag.
If "together" means that the two animals are actually interacting (male and female Malpolon, a Natrix with a frog, a lion eating or on the opposite caressing an antelope), this fact (besides the luck of the photographer) has another type of meaning! :lol:

P.s. Paradoxically, the same value of an "interaction" could have a "not interacting proximity" of two species which are normally predator and prey. For example if we photograph a whipsnake basking side by side with a green lizard...

Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:35 pm
by Berislav Horvatic
Ruggero Morimando wrote:... a Natrix with a frog, a lion eating or on the opposite caressing an antelope), this fact
(besides the luck of the photographer) has another type of meaning! :lol:

Regarding "a Natrix with a frog", in this particular case it remained unclear (at least to me) who
eats whom... or could do it... They just ignored each other. A wise decision, I would say.

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The pond Trnovica on the island of Krk, August 2009. P. ridibundus mostly huge, snakes small... at least then.

Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:36 pm
by Gerald Ochsenhofer
...today I've been on the first fiel trip of the year, visiting the usual suspects, but it was nice anyhow :)

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Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 8:23 pm
by Jeroen Speybroeck
So jealous of people who have readily access to longissimus sites....

Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 8:30 pm
by Kristian Munkholm
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Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:05 am
by Ruggero M.
Kristian Munkholm wrote:
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Female Malpolon in rasta hair... :lol: ;)

Re: in situ pictures

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:47 am
by Mario Schweiger
freshly shed female, from Sunday in Kiskunsak, Hungary

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