http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/ Use this forum to share your photos and experiences from the field or other herp travel. en Sun, 26 May 2013 01:38:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/images/gecko/misc/rss.png http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/ http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/field-herping-travel/69100-geckos-recent-herping-western-nsw-australia.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:46:55 GMT So over the past two weekends I've spent some time out in Western NSW herping, looking for geckos.

The first weekend wasn't far west, only the Hunter Valley, but some nice geckos nonetheless.

Thick-tailed Geckos, very pretty species and one of my favourites.

Underwoodisaurus milii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Underwoodisaurus milii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Underwoodisaurus milii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Lesueur's Velvet Geckos have some pretty good camouflage for their rocky habitat.

Amalosia lesueurii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Amalosia lesueurii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Amalosia lesueurii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

The second trip I did was much further West, with one night near Bourke NSW and one night near Tibooburra NSW. We were aiming to see N.levis in the wild, as I'd only seen the western ssp before and the other 3 members of the trip hadn't seen levis at all. I also wanted to see some other species I hadn't seen but failed, though we got a plenty of common species, some I photographed.

The first night near Bourke, beaked geckos were easily the most abundant species found.

Rhynchoedura angusta by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

We also managed to spot one Marbled Velvet Gecko on a tree.
Oedura marmorata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Oedura marmorata by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

We also found some Gehyra, and Lucasium damaeum, steindachneri. But I held off photographing these species, as I had done so before and was very keen to find a N.levis. My dedication payed off and I got one juvenile walking about the sand dunes, the juveniles of this species are super cute.

Nephrurus levis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Nephrurus levis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

The next day we headed further west to Tibooburra. Here we found many L.damaeum and Strophurus spinigerus, but I was still after an adult levis. Fortunately I did get one adult and it was the only gecko I photographed here.

Nephrurus levis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Nephrurus levis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Nephrurus levis by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

That wraps up the geckoing from both trips, below are some other photos taken on the trips.

Hunter Valley.
White's Skink

Liopholis whitii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Liopholis whitii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Two-clawed Worm Skink

Anomalopus leuckartii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Anomalopus leuckartii by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Western NSW

Central Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pogona vitticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Pogona vitticeps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Particularly bad Strap-snouted Brown picture.

Untitled by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Wasps congregating on bushes near Tibooburra.

Cryptocheilus bicolor by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Social Burrowing Wasp by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Wasps by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Arid Spider Wasp by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr

Sunset over the Desert of SW Qld.

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