Hey folks,
back from our herptrip through north-west italy and frezzing my a** off here in snowy vienna, so it's nice to look over the pictures of the last days...
So please enjoy...
After seeing some mediterranean species in croatia a few years ago, we decided to look westward for some new species.
So after a long drive we started at Monte Argentario a bit south of Grosseto, Tuscany.
Really a nice place, too dry to see our main target (Discoglossus), but great weather for some other herps...
Porto Santo Stefano by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Testudo hermanni hermanni by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Tarentola mauritanica by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Hemidactylus turcicus by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Ophrys sp. by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
On the mainland we took a closer look at the area around Grosseto...
they gave nice concerts right next to our room
Bufotes viridis by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
tuscany by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Elaphe quatuorlineata by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Hierophis viridiflavus by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Hierophis viridiflavus by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
and then, the first viper, and what a beautiful specimen :beer:
Vipera aspis by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Vipera aspis by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
another tortoise crossed our way on one of the hills...
Testudo hermanni hermanni by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
easy to see, but hard to get a picture of this cute fellows
Chalcides chalcides by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Chalcides chalcides by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
time to relax at the beach that the nice lady at the reception recommanded...
and what a great beach
Vipera aspis by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Vipera aspis by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
at a little pond, we found a pretty grass snake...
Natrix natrix by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
heading north and a little bit into the mountains on some horribly narrow streets, just to climb down into the lokal dump...
the hole by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
but it was absolutly worth it
Speleomantes italicus by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Speleomantes italicus by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Speleomantes italicus by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
the last one for today... no herp, but a must see in that area
torre di Pisa by Markus Oulehla, auf Flickr
Some more caves and herps from Liguria next time....
regards
Markus