Oman, february-march 2016

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Oman, february-march 2016

Postby Rob Andriessen » Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:56 pm

Hi all,

I went to a last-chance-before-the-baby-arrives vacation (others may use the horrible word babymoon) with my girlfriend to Oman during the last week of February and the first week of March. It was not a herping trip and we had to take it easy for obvious reasons, but I still managed to see some nice animals.
Apart from quite some green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and 2 snakes (both wadi racers (Coluber rhodorachis), I saw at least 10 gecko species and some nice skinks including the sandfish Scincus mitranus, which was really great, and Omanosaura jayakari, which was surprisingly huge.

Oman is really a great country, especially if you like geckos (but also when you don't see any herps its still amazing). There must me many cool snakes out there too so I guess I'll have to get back some time to do some proper herping.

Some photos:
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Wadi Shab
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Trachydactylus hajarensis
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Hemidactylus robustus
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Pristurus carteri
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Acanthodactylus schmidti
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only in situ photo of Scincus mitranus
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Platyceps rhodarachis
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Pristurus minimus
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Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes
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Omanosaura jayakari
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Pristurus celerrimus
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Ptyodactylus orlovi
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Pristurus rupestris, found everywhere in the country
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Re: Oman, february-march 2016

Postby Jürgen Gebhart » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:36 am

Very good choice! It`s always worth it to visit Oman!
(I will be back,in ... Hmmm, when???? Oh yes, tomorrow!!!!)

Bunopus spatalurus = Trachydactylus hajarensis
Hemidactylus robustus
Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes
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Re: Oman, february-march 2016

Postby Matthijs Hollanders » Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:12 am

Awesome! Amazing how much difference a few weeks can make.
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Re: Oman, february-march 2016

Postby Peter Oefinger » Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:54 pm

Nice shots!
Rob Andriessen wrote:Oman is really a great country, especially if you like geckos

Haha - that's true! some snake men had to learn this lesson, too :D
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Re: Oman, february-march 2016

Postby Rob Andriessen » Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:31 pm

Jürgen, thanks for the improvements and have a nice trip. Has anyone experience with finding snakes in Oman? Is it more difficult than in Europe?
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Re: Oman, february-march 2016

Postby Bobby Bok » Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:40 pm

Great find Rob, I am loving that Omanosaura and it must be a great herping destination in general. Still on my to-do list...
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