Kimberly trip

[Nephrurus]

I've been spurred on to produce some quality threads but David (Moloch)... so i'll give it a shot!

I've recently been on a wildlife survey trip to the Kimberly region of Western Australia. Part of the surveys were conducted at a particulatly isolated gorge. We were flown in by mustering helicopter (tiny four seaters) and left to our own devices for 2 days. We trapped for quolls and rock ringtail possums, and at night spotlighted.

Here are some pics. First a habitat shot!

Great swimming and not a saltwater crocodile in sight! Plenty of freshwater crocs though. Lots of rock plateau country with plenty of rock wallabys and hiding places for herps.

Heres a childrens python Liasis childreniwe found

Also found cruising about the rocks was this magnificent tree frog Litoria splendida

Now for the obligatory gecko shot.... I'm sure Mich@el will get excited... Not many pics of Oedura gracilis getting about. This tiny animals was scooting across the rock surface. Pretty much photographed where he was found.

Meanwhile...... back at camp....... THe rest of the group had been out herping near the homestead whilst i was out in the remote gorge.

They found this rather magnificent bluetongue Tiliqua scincoides

They also picked up this absolute gem crossing a road! A young black-headed python Aspidites melanocephlus

All the best!

-Henry

 

[MiCh@3L]

You made my day with these gracilis shots, Henry

Thank you, thank you, thank you :mrgreen:

 

[Justin]

Excellent pics, thanks very much for posting them. Do you have any shots of the possums?

 

[DDReptiles]

Very Nice, black headed pythons are just beautiful

 

[vierfleck]

Hello Henry,

this Litoria is amazing! Looks real fat.i wonder,if he is as loud as he is big!

regards

Matthias

 

[nathanbrisvegas]

nice find on the gracilis hengry any monitors ?

nath

 

[moloch]

Henry,

Wow, some incredible reptiles there. The site that you visited looks fantastic. Were you there as a volunteer for a wildfile department or was this part of a uni study? I would love to travel somewhere remote like that.

The animals that you found were terrific. Those Oedura gracilis are great looking geckos. The tree-frog was incredible -- certainly a beautiful amphibian. I don't recall seeing photos of it before on the various forums.

The Tiliqua scincoides looked so unusual, and beautiful.

Thanks for posting.

Regards,
David

 

[Minhawali]

Beautiful shots, mate.

Nice O.gracilis.
Where are the filicipoda shots??? :wink:

Cheers,
Johan.

 

[jgjulander]

Great post all around. It's so great to have such amazing posts of Australian herp trips.
Thanks,
Justin

 

[Nephrurus]

Thanks guys,

Johan: Didn't get any filicipoda. Found quite a few gracilis though. I'll search for them next time. I think they re found in wetter areas.

David: This was a paid survey trip. I was asked to go three days before we were scheduled to leave when one of the surveyors had to drop out. It's all about who you know (to some extent wht you know).

If nobody minds i can post a heap of other photos from the trip (they are on another forum). There aren't alot of gecko photos and this is a gecko forum.

Nathan: Yes, got most of the monitor species found in that part of the world.

-H

 

[nathanbrisvegas]

Nathan: Yes, got most of the monitor species found in that part of the world

pics man u cant tease me like that email me them.

nath

 

[Ken Bartenfeld]

Now for the obligatory gecko shot.... I'm sure Mich@el will get excited... Not many pics of Oedura gracilis getting about. This tiny animals was scooting across the rock surface. Pretty much photographed where he was found.

Michael isn't the only one! Thanks a bunch for the pics of these! They are one of my favorites along with the O. gemmata and filicipoda (which I would give anything for!).

Do you have anything about their habitat Henry?

By the way, looks like a female...

 

[Nephrurus]

Heres a few more pics.... I have a few habitat shots... I'll have to load them to photobucket. For now here are soem more animals.

All the best,

Henry

 

[moloch]

Hello Henry,

You found some great animals there. Is that a Cyclodomorphus maximus? That would have been an exciting find. Was it under cover?

Regards,
David

 

[Nephrurus]

Yeah, Thats maximus alright...... We caught it in a cage trap set for Quolls!

-H

 

[Nephrurus]

Well, i was in a bit of a rush before, so i'll just do a quick species list of what i just posted.

Frilled Dragon
Storrs Monitor
Giant Slender Bluetongue
Mertens Water Monitor
Bynoes Gecko
Freshwater Crocodile (complete with blood on it's snout)
Diplodactylus stenodactylus.

Thanks guys

 

[moloch]

Henry,

That last gecko is so odd. What species is it? Is the other a Bynoe's or one of the other Heteronotia?

Regards,
David