Herping the Ryukyu Islands (Japan)

[modoki]

I would like to give you a quick overview of some herps pictured on my trip to the Ryukyu islands earlier this year. Enjoy !!!

Buergeria japonica

Tylototriton andersoni

Cynops ensicauda

Trimeresurus okinavensis

Rhacophorus viridis viridis

Goniurosaurus kuroiwae

Whale sharks

Rana ishikawae

Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus

Trimeresurus flavoviridis

Laticauda colubrina

Cheers

Thomas

 

[brandon f.]

very nice pics.....thanks for sharing.

 

[GeckoFiend]

Tylototriton andersoni? I've been out of the loop for a few years now. They used to be Echinotriton if I remember correctly.

And the ensicauda is popei, correct?

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[Morpho]

nice trip! thanks for sharing. I agree wuith babamba, I use to knoe them as Echinotryton...
the trimeresurus o. looks like a Tiliqua, don't you think?
Thanks again, great pictures!

 

[modoki]

Thanks for the info. You guys could be right with the species/genus names. I'm not experienced with those newts. I just took the names from UCHIYAMA's field guide of Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan. It was published in 2002, so it is not really up tp date . I guess even Trimerusurus okinavensis has changed to Ovophis okinavensis.

Cheers

Thomas

 

[Uropl@tus]

Hello Thomas,

I see it was really a nice and sucessful trip. Is this the Trimerusurus that nealy "eats" you?

Best Regards Patrick

 

[sune jensen]

The 'Tylototriton' looks very nice. kind of reminds me of Brookesia.

-Sune

 

[modoki]

Is this the Trimerusurus that nealy "eats" you?

Yes, Patrick. The okinavensis is the little beast I nearly stepped on.

Cheers

Thomas