Small French trip. (17.05.12 -> 20.05.12)

[Kenny De Boeck]

Because of the long week-end I decided to do a small French trip around dep. La Creuse with a girlfriend who's also interested in herps. We end up finding some cool species.

Spotlist:

- T.marmoratus
- L.helveticus
- Salamandra salamandra terrestris

- Hyla arborea
- Pelophylax kl.esculenta
- Alytes obstetricans
- Bombina variegata

- Lacerta bilineata
- Podarcis muralis
- Zootoca vivipara
- Anguis fragilis

- Coronella austriaca
- Zamenis longissimus
- Vipera aspis aspis


Some shots:










Mating bilineata's:




More pics to come...

[Ilian Velikov]

Great shots! I love the aspis on the rails! I'm pretty sure these are not the only photos you took. Show us more!

[Kenny De Boeck]

L.bilineata



Hyla arborea



V.aspis aspis

[Peter Oefinger]

Cool! The bilineata female doesn't seem to enthsiastic about the male's approach - did the really mate?

[Bobby Bok]

That aspis is absolutely stunning, other pictures also -> super!

[Kenny De Boeck]

Cool! The bilineata female doesn't seem to enthsiastic about the male's approach - did the really mate?

They were still pretty "small" compared to other bilineata in the area. I left after some minutes watching them flirting around.

[Kenny De Boeck]

That aspis is absolutely stunning, other pictures also -> super!

Can you imagine how I felt when we found this lovely carrot!?

[Jürgen Gebhart]

Congrats, very cool pics!!

[Bobby Bok]

That aspis is absolutely stunning, other pictures also -> super!

Can you imagine how I felt when we found this lovely carrot!?

Hand in de broek!

[Stéphane Aubry]

Great shots, stunning Vipera aspis !

Congratulations