Thanks guys!
Jürgen Gebhart wrote:Great pics and some nice action on the video`s!
Except the Latonia video
Jürgen Gebhart wrote:How was it to work with my great love?
Scary as fuck! But also very addictive, already planning to be back next year again...
Kristian Munkholm wrote:How well did you do flippin? Based on my previous experience in Israel at this time of year I didn't expect to flip much last weekend. Nonetheless I was quite disappointed to flip only one toad and one Hemidactylus in three days!
I'm wondering whether we went to the same holes and met the same Malpolon. It was curled up in the corner when we got to the hole and I wasn't even aware I needed to watch out it could escape through the bottom. When I checked it again after checking the other holes along the road it was coming out again and quickly withdrew when it spotted me leaning in.
If I do go back, I might need some tips for some of the common species I keep missing - Dolichophis, Tropiocolotes, olivieri...
PS: Even though you're completely upstaging me I think I will end up doing an Israel report after all - once I've gotten around to finishing another one...
Flipping was generally not so succesful although we did find a few interesting species by flipping, most notably around Eilat (Tropiocolotes) and on Hermon (Rhynchocalamus, Eirenis, Mediodactylus, Lacerta, Dolichophis). Flipping in the mediterranean habitats (coastal dunes, Gilboa) generally required a lot of flipping before finding something.
As for the Malpolon, that might even be, sound like a very similar scenario...
Looking forward to your report(s)!