old photos from Northern Cyprus

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old photos from Northern Cyprus

Postby Michal Szkudlarek » 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
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juvenile
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habitat of Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri
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Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus, adult
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habitat of Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus and Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri - just next to my apartment :)
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Telescopus fallax, adult. Found by accident, when I was going to a restaurant after sunset.
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Acanthodactylus s. schreiber, adult
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habitat of Acanthodactylus s. schreiber
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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.
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Phoenicolacerta troodica adult
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in its habitat, just out of my apartment
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juvenile
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Ophisops elegans schlueteri
adult
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juvenile
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their habitat- just out of my apartment
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thisyearling
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Stellagama stellio cypriaca- they were common
adult
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juvenile
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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.
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in situ, starred agama in the center
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