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I have to book a good hotel in Eilat, leaving my wife at the beach and going to herp in the desert with my children

When did you go there ? In october ?

This time around, October.

Last year I was there in May, herping was better - 5 days, 40 species (13 snake species). One night in the dunes, 8 C. cerastes, 4 C. vipera, 2 Lytorhynchus diadema.

Have fun

Kristian Munkholm wrote:This time around, October.

Last year I was there in May, herping was better - 5 days, 40 species (13 snake species). One night in the dunes, 8 C. cerastes, 4 C. vipera, 2 Lytorhynchus diadema.

Have fun

Thanks for the informations !

Very nice shots of Cerastes!

Platyceps sp. "gender confusion":

Platyceps is masculine without doubts!
"tessellata" and "subnigra" have to be turned to masculine, when using them without var(ietas), last one is feminine. And attributes, like tessellata and subnigra have to use the gender, to whom they are connected. So Platyceps rhodorhachis var(ietas) tessellata, but Pl. tessellatus and Pl. rhodorhacis var. subnigra, but Pl. subniger.

See also discussion here on the gender of Eirenis:
http://www.fieldherping.eu/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=1313

For a "true" split, i think we have to wait until biochemical data are available. Just color variation and a (clinal) variation in subcaudals seems to be (imho) not enough to split.

Mario

wonderful, love it, thank's for discover me new ssp of Cerastes !!! GREAT !! bravo et merci, Love the ambiance picture !!

Congrats Kristian!! Especialy the Gasperettii! Need more pics from this species!!

btw. do you find something for me?

Thanks, guys

Jürgen Gebhart wrote:Congrats Kristian!! Especialy the Gasperettii! Need more pics from this species!!

btw. do you find something for me?

Jürgen, sorry no Daboia. As I said, it was a family vacation so I didn't have time to waste looking for trash snakes

Cerastes vipera is so awesome, really cool stuff!

Kristian Munkholm wrote:Jürgen, sorry no Daboia. trash snakes

Mr. Munkholm you are out! I don`t talk to you any more!!!

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