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tripreport japan

PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 4:49 pm
by lakiere pieter
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:07 pm
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:22 pm
by lakiere pieter
I found like ten gloydius blomhiffi around our stay. Most of them in the night.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:24 pm
by lakiere pieter
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:26 pm
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:29 pm
by lakiere pieter
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:30 pm
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:29 am
by Ruggero M.
Thanks!

Always incredible the similarity (evolutive convergence?) of quadrivirgata with our quatuorlineata.

A must buy if you like japanes snakes is the following book: Fukada, H. (1992): Snake life history in Kyoto. Impact Shuppankai Co., Ltd., Tokyo

If you read this book it's sad to notice how much of nature we have lost in 50-60 years, in Japan as well in the rest of the world!

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:11 am
by lakiere pieter
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The elaphe quadrivirgata was seen here. I believe they occur in dark and light brown.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:18 am
by lakiere pieter
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The fiv- lined skink or plestiodon japonicus. Juveniles are very distinctive with bleu tales.