old photos from Northern Cyprus
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:13 pm
Old photos for me but new for you since I have not shared them.
Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri - they were pretty common, active at night as most geckos
adult
juvenile
habitat of Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri
Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus, adult
habitat of Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus and Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri - just next to my apartment
Telescopus fallax, adult. Found by accident, when I was going to a restaurant after sunset.
Acanthodactylus s. schreiber, adult
habitat of Acanthodactylus s. schreiber
One evening we visited an event in Güzelyalı during which volunteers from pro-wildlife NGO were digging in sand, taking out little Caretta caretta caretta and measuring them. Then, after sunset tourists could donate and release little turtles to sea.
Here you can see marked nesting place.
Phoenicolacerta troodica adult
in its habitat, just out of my apartment
juvenile
Ophisops elegans schlueteri
adult
juvenile
their habitat- just out of my apartment
thisyearling
Stellagama stellio cypriaca- they were common
adult
juvenile
their habitat. Starred agamas are good climbers and could be found high in trees, moreover bark is just in the colour of their backs so they were camouflaged.
in situ, starred agama in the center
Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri - they were pretty common, active at night as most geckos
adult
juvenile
habitat of Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri
Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus, adult
habitat of Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus and Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri - just next to my apartment
Telescopus fallax, adult. Found by accident, when I was going to a restaurant after sunset.
Acanthodactylus s. schreiber, adult
habitat of Acanthodactylus s. schreiber
One evening we visited an event in Güzelyalı during which volunteers from pro-wildlife NGO were digging in sand, taking out little Caretta caretta caretta and measuring them. Then, after sunset tourists could donate and release little turtles to sea.
Here you can see marked nesting place.
Phoenicolacerta troodica adult
in its habitat, just out of my apartment
juvenile
Ophisops elegans schlueteri
adult
juvenile
their habitat- just out of my apartment
thisyearling
Stellagama stellio cypriaca- they were common
adult
juvenile
their habitat. Starred agamas are good climbers and could be found high in trees, moreover bark is just in the colour of their backs so they were camouflaged.
in situ, starred agama in the center