French Guyana - January 2014

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French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Matthieu Berroneau » Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:49 pm

Hello Everybody.

We just came back from 3 weeks in French Guiana. Here is a short account of our observations. Obviously I have to sort through the pictures, because it would take too long integrated whole.
Fanstastic places, but the time is too short, and we'll have to return !! Big thanks for all friends who help us there, it was really a great experience.

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Neusticurus rudis

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Rhinella aff. martyi

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Ceratophrys cornuta

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Corallus caninus

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Xenopholis scalaris

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Dendrobates tinctorius


I separated the trip in three part... Here is the first.
http://www.herpetofocus.fr/europe-three ... t-one-3753

The part 2 and 3 are coming soon...
Matt

Ps : Meantime, here is the appromaxive list of our observations

Amphibia
Gymnophiona
Rhinatrematidae
Rinatrema bivittatum
Caeciliidae
Caecilia gracilis


Anura
Aromobatidae
Allobates femoralis
Allobates granti
Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus
Bufonidae
Atelopus flasvescens
Rhaebo guttatus
Rhinella aff. martyi
Rhinella margaritifera
Rhinella castaneotica
Rhinella marina
Rhinella merianae (ex. granulosa)
Ceratophryidae
Ceratophrys cornuta
Dendrobatidae
Ranitomeya amazonica
Dendrobates tinctorius
Hylidae
Dendropsophus aff. minusculus
Dendropsophus aff. minutus
Dendropsophus leucophyllatus
Dendropsophus minusculus
Dendropsophus sp.1
Dendropsophus walfordi (ex. nanus)
Hyalinobatrachium cappellei
Hypsiboas boans
Hypsiboas calcaratus
Hypsiboas cinerescens (ex. granosa)
Hypsiboas fasciatus (sp. gr. fasciatus)
Hypsiboas multifasciatus
Hypsiboas punctatus
Hypsiboas raniceps
Hypsiboas aff. semilineatus (ex. geographicus)
Oesteocephalus taurinus
Osteocephalus oophagus
Osteocephalus taurinus
Phyllomedusa bicolor
Phyllomedusa tomopterna
Phyllomedusa vaillantii
Pseudis paradoxa
Scinax aff. ruber
Scinax boesemani
Scinax ruber
Scinax sp. 2
Trachycephalus coriaceus
Trachycephalus hadroceps
Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Trachycephalus typhonius
Trachycephalus venulosus
Leptodactylidae
Adenomera andreae
Adenomera hylaedactyla
Hydrolaetare schmidti
Leptodactylus fuscus
Leptodactylus knudseni
Leptodactylus myersi
Leptodactylus mystaceus
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Leptodactylus rhodomystax
Leptodactylus sp. gr. podicipinus
Leptodactylus stenodema
Microhylidae
Chiasmochleys aff. hudsoni
Chiasmocleis hudsoni
Chiasmocleis shudikarensis
Pipidae
Pipa aspera
Pipa pipa
Strabomantidae
Pristimantis aff. zimmermanae
Pristimantis chiastonotus
Pristimantis gutturalis
Pristimantis inguinalis
Pristimantis zeuctotylus
Pristimantis sp. 3

Reptilia
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbena fulginosa
Teiidae
Ameiva ameiva
Cnemidiophorus lemniscatus
Kentropyx calcarata
Tupinambis teguixin
Gymnophthalmidae
Arthrosaura kockii
Gymnophtalmus underwoodi
Leposoma guianensis
Neusticurus bicarinatus
Neusticurus rudis
Polychrotidae
Anolis auratus
Anolis fuscoauratus
Anolis marmoratus
Anolis ortonii
Polychrus marmoratus
Sphaerodactylidae
Chatogekko amazonicus (ex. Coleodactylus amazonicus)
Gonatodes annuralis
Gonatodes humeralis
Gekkonidae
Geyra mutilata
Hemidactylus mabouia
Scincidae
Mabuya bistriata
Mabuya nigropunctata
Iguanidae
Iguana iguana
Tropiduridae
Plica plica
Phyllodactylidae
Thecadactylus rapicauda
Aniliidae
Anilius scytale
Boidae
Boa constrictor
Corallus caninus
Corallus hortulanus
Eunectes murinus
Epictrates cenchria (DOR)
Colubridae
Chirionus carinatus
Chirionus fuscus
Chirionus multiventris
Chirionus scurrulus (DOR)
Leptophis ahaetulla
Mastygodryas boddaerti
Oxybelis fulgidus
Tantilla melanocephala (DOR)
Dipsadidae
Atractus badius
Atractus flammigerus
Dipsas indica
Dipsas pavonina
Dipsas variegata
Drepanoides anomalus
Helicops angulatus
Helicops leopardinus
Immantodes cenchoa
Leptodera annulata
Liophis reginae (Erythrolampus reginae)
Liophis typhlus (Erythrolampus typhlus)
Erythrolampus thyphlus
Oxyrhopus aff. melanogenys
Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Sibon nebulatus
Siphlophis cervinus
Tamnodynastes palliadus
Thalesius viridis
Xenopholis scalaris
Elapidae
Micrurus hemprichii
Viperidae
Bothrops atrox
Bothrops bilineata (DOR)


Chelonii
Testudinidae
Chelonoidis carbonaria
Chelidae
Mesoclemmys gibba
Platemys platycephala


Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Caiman crocodilus
Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Paleosuchus trigonatus
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Niklas Ban » Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:46 pm

Great speciem list! :) Just want to see part 2 and 3!
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Guillaume Gomard » Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:35 pm

Amazing pictures :!: Corallus caninus is its biotop is awesome, the Pipa pipa is a surrealist species, and the rest is great as well. I look forward reading the remaining parts. Too bad for the durissus, it's quite a challenge to find them indeed. Did you stay always near the coast or could you also enter deeper in the forest?
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Martti Niskanen » Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:56 pm

That's quite a species list.
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Matthieu Berroneau » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:11 pm

Dear all. And now the part two :
http://www.herpetofocus.fr/europe-three ... t-two-3755

It concerns almost entirely the second week, at Saül, a small village in the deep forest. So crazy place :
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Allobates femoralis

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Anilius scytale

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Drepanoides anomalus

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Plica plica

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Atelopus flavescens

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Pipa aspera
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Matthieu Berroneau » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:13 pm

@ Guillaume.
Yes, Crotalus durissus seems now very very rare... like its habitat :-(
No, we don't only prospect near the coast, but also in deep forest (see above, part two).
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Gabriel Martínez » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:03 pm

Nice photos! The Anilius coloration is really cool...
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Ronald Zimmerman » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:06 pm

I love the second photo in the rain (Rhinella aff. martyi). The Atelopus flavescens has very beautiful coloration :)

You had a great trip :D
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Andre Schmid » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:20 am

Very cool, thanks for sharing !
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Re: French Guyana - January 2014

Postby Mario Schweiger » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:36 am

Great pictures.
I love the Rhnella shot.
And the picture of the plastic snake, Anilius scytale is a great one ;)

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