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trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 2:02 pm
by Jeroen Speybroeck
Ventured into a to me largely unknown continent and had a suboptimal but still pleasant trip.

Here’s the full report ===>
https://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/index.php?id=90

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Barbarophryne brongersmai

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Bitis arietans

Re: trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:00 pm
by Mario Schweiger
why suboptimal?
you have a lot of nice species seen ;)

Re: trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:51 am
by Christoph Stenger
Sounds like you had a lot of fun, and the family too!

Thanks for the trip report - nice pics.

For the success: you have seen more species on this trip than I have seen in this year so far...

Re: trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:56 am
by Jeroen Speybroeck
Mario Schweiger wrote:why suboptimal?
you have a lot of nice species seen ;)

Just used to a better result :P
Just 48h after we left, Frank D found about 6 Spalerosophis and 4 (2 DOR, 2 alive) Telescopus... I know I shouldn't complain that much, but that just stings... ;)

Re: trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:11 pm
by Jeroen Speybroeck
I guess I still have to learn a lot about herping Morocco. I just can't remember a European herping trip with less than 3/4 of the species found.

Re: trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:41 pm
by Kristian Munkholm
Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:I guess I still have to learn a lot about herping Morocco. I just can't remember a European herping trip with less than 3/4 of the species found.


Can you remember a European herping trip to an area completely new to you with the limitations induced by bringing families, admittedly poor preparation and timing and ditto lack of interest?

Sounds like a confession - a guilty plea in a bid for leniency?

Furthermore, generally speaking, 75% of 60 species is more difficult than 75% of 30 species...

Anyway, I enjoyed the report, I'm envious of the Bitis, and you piqued my interest in Barbarophryne :D

Re: trip report Morocco - April 2018

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:56 pm
by Jeroen Speybroeck
Timing, yes, but the other factors didn't really influence our results.