Central-Switzerland 28. April 2012

[Urs Jost]

Hallo
Some photos from a short trip at the 28. April 2012 in the hills in the Canton Lucern.
In this area 80% of Vipera berus are black. We found 4 black females of V. berus.
Best regards
Urs and Heidi Jost

Salamandra atra

Bufo bufo

Rana temporaria

Zootoca vivipara

Cincindela campestris

Pieris broyoniae

Viprea berus

Viprea berus

Viprea berus

[Michal Szkudlarek]

Lovely salamandra- maybe pregnant due to stoutness, I hope to see some this year. This R. temporaria is var. striata.

[Vlad Cioflec]

Well done sir, well done!

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Nice! The salamander looks like she's going to blow

[Mario Schweiger]

Yes, Urs and Heidi should have waiten for some minutes to take the pictures.
Would have been the first in situ nature pics of giving birth in Salamandra atra

Mario

[Bobby Bok]

Black herps rock! Great pictures!

[Daniel Kane]

Great photos Urs and Heidi, especially the first adder. Seems this place may be Jurgens dream land, all those black vipers and salamanders! If only there were melanistic palaestinae...

[Sandra Panienka]

Cool little trip report. I really like the first berus shot, it has some great scenery in the background.