Southern France, April 2015

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Southern France, April 2015

Postby Jelmer Groen » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:51 pm

Hi folks, during the last week of April this year I visited the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France.
It wasn’t really a herping trip, but well....you know how it goes.... ;)
Most of the days were sunny and pretty hot considering the time of year.
Here are some pics I made during this trip (herps and non herps).

Catalonian wall lizard (Podarcis liolepis)

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Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)

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Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus), d.o.r.

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Juvenile ladder snake (Rhinechis scalaris), located while flipping rocks.

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Grass snake (Natrix natrix astreptophora)

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Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

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Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)

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European manthis (Mantis religiosa), ootheca + nimph

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Common Yellow Scorpion (Buthus occitanus)

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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

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Thanks for watching,

Jelmer
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Re: Southern France, April 2015

Postby Kevin Esser » Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:25 am

Nice stuff! I feel sad for the beautiful Malpolon...
The juvenile ladder snake is stunning!
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Re: Southern France, April 2015

Postby Guillaume Gomard » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:23 pm

A beautiful Rhinechis! Interesting also to see the Malpolon's rear fang, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Southern France, April 2015

Postby Jelmer Groen » Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:46 pm

Sorry for my late reply and thanks guys!
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