Belize

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Belize

Postby GertJan Verspui » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:38 pm

I was in Belize for quite some time, the time for herping was very limited, here some pics of the herps I managed to shoot with my camera's
Most of the photos are made with a small digital camera, a few with D-SLR.

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Bothrops Asper

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Bothrops Asper

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Bufo Marinus

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Thamnophis Marcianus

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Lepidophyma Flavimaculatum

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Phyllodactylus Insularis from Half Moon Cay.

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Leptodactylus Labialis

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Atropoides Nummifer

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Gastrophryne Elegans

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Boa Constrictor

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This one is creepy...Bot fly larva, came from a dutch human leg.
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Re: Belize

Postby Andre Schmid » Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:28 am

Exotic but really cool ! The Bothrops (?) are very beatiful.
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Re: Belize

Postby GertJan Verspui » Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:19 pm

Thanks Andre, the fer de lance at the top (70cm)was very easy to photograph, not agressive at all, despite its reputation over there.

The Jumping viper was only 12 cm and didnt move a bit while photographed.
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Re: Belize

Postby Mario Schweiger » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:00 am

Very nice pics from Central America :o
But I´m not sure, if the second marinus is really one (glands, ridges on head and neck, spines on front legs, ......)!?
But also no idea, what else it could be!

.... and this red Colubrid - amazing!

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Re: Belize

Postby GertJan Verspui » Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:55 am

Mario,

The second one is not a marinus, but a Campbell's rainforest toad (Bufo Campbelli), there were only 3 Bufo species overthere, the 3rd one was the Gulf coast toad (Bufo Valliceps), this one I saw the most, but somehow I dont have any photos of it.

The red snake I saw 2 times, dont know for sure what it is, but I think it is a Freminville's scorpion-eating snake (Stenorrhina Freminvillei).
More pretty snake species were seen, but because of "local knowledge" they were all killed before I was around, with every snake they see they yell fer de lance and start chopping it to pieces.
So thats why I had some local "brave menn" on the bbq....
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