#fieldherping

[costaricawildlifesanctuary]

🐍 Discover Cope’s Parrot Snake (Leptophis depressirostris) – vibrant rainforest hunter! Learn about its behavior, habitat, and conservation: https://institutoasis.com/copes-parrot-snake-leptophis-depressirostris/

[chrisgillette]

A few rainbow boa shots from my 2018 Peruvian Amazon trip! The first shot shows the amazingly gorgeous iridescence of the rainbow boa. I have this photo available on a phone case in my shop linked in IG bio! Most animal coloration is caused by pigments absorbing/reflecting light, but iridescence is a a structural coloration caused by the interaction of light with nanometer scale variation in the tissue, whether that be interference, scattering or diffraction, resulting in a rainbow of colors being visible that change as you alter your viewpoint. In snakes the structures producing iridescence are called iridophores and are stacked reflective platelets several layers thick. The purpose of iridescence is poorly understood, but the iridophore structures are exceptionally smooth and could help snakes move through the environment easier with friction reduction and could also help in repelling water, you might notice how water drops bead and don’t spread on iridescent snakes, and how they always look so clean and dirt free even when pulled from soil. The coloration could also act to startle predators or to mimic bright warning colors. It’s a fascinating subject with many possibilities! The second shot shows how they often are in the wild, ready to bite!! You can see the 6 rows of teeth clearly! Nonvenomous, but not something you want to bite you. This was encountered during one of my past Peruvian Amazon expeditions, I’ll have another in fall 2022 if you’d like to join! If interested send me an email chrisgillettewildlife@Gmail.com Photographed with a Sony A7riii with a Metabones mark V adapter and Canon 100mm macro lens. If you enjoy my photos I always read and appreciate comments, also feel free to share and see more at my website www.ChrisGillette.com #epicratescenchriagaigeae #epicratescenchria #peru #amazon #peruvianamazon #herping #fieldherping #rainforest #amazonrainforest #rainbowboa #epicrates #iridescence #iridescent #iridophores https://www.instagram.com/p/CXCaDwmvC7m/?utm_medium=tumblr

[the-gecko-spot]

Critically endangered Jeypore ground gecko (Cyrodactylus jeyporensis). It exists in 2 known areas covering a mere 20 square kilometres (7.7 square miles). #petsagram #wildlifephotography #snakesofig #ciliatus #crested #herp #lizardsofig #adorable #crestedgeckosofinstagram #geckolove #fieldherping #exoticpet #pets_of_instagram #instaanimal #lizardlove #coldblooded #correlophusciliatus #herpsofinstagram #wildlifeaddicts #animalsaddict #eyelashgecko #crestedgeckos #correlophus #beardiesofinstagram #animalkingdom #loveanimals #zoo #wildlife_seekers #wild #animalplanet https://www.instagram.com/p/CLVq_YJMUqy/?igshid=15uwynnqhqlhg

[ls2swift]

Florida Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus carinatus) #herping #florida #nature #wildlife #fieldherping #wildlifephotography #herpetology #herpsofig #nature #biology #canon #snake #citsci #herpmapper #insituherps (at Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsHcvxOAcVZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vlj0ebts7hnm

[trashclownart]

[hudsonherper]

This is my experience with maternal protection with timbers: I had seen this snake earlier in the year and its response was always to quickly retreat back into its crevice. However when I found this snake the day I took this photo it was originally in its crevice, but after I stood there for a minute or so it came out of its crevice and sat in front of the babies and rattled. Just one experience but it was certainly neat, and not a behavior I had seen prior.The first photo is about a minute before the second. New York. Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

[lightconceptspr]

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Para quienes lo escuchan todas las noches pero nunca han tenido la oportunidad de ver al Coquí Común (Eleutherodactylus coqui) cantando. #PuertoRico🇵🇷 #frogtuesday @whateverpuertorico @welovepuertorico @visitpuertorico @backpackingpr @callejeandopr #coqui #coquifrog #frog #frogs #frogsofinstagram #amphibians #ranas #anfibios #herps #herpsdaily #herping #fieldherping #herpetology #garden_explorers #ig_closeups #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #beautiful_nature #naturehippys #animals #perfectshot #nature_sultans #destaque_natural #exclusive_wildlife #show_us_nature #instagood #nolodejescaerboricua🇵🇷 @ambarmusical #mcprtravels #mediaconceptspr (at San Juan, Puerto Rico)

[wildluxy35-blog]

#iguana #iguanaguru #iguanalove #myiguanas #iguanasofinstagram #allshotsturkey #gainnow #gainpost #animals #outdoors #wilderness #viral #smile #herp #herps #reptiles #iherp #iguanaisland #exoticpets #southamerica #centralamerica #netgeo #myherpsarecoolerthenyours #blue 💙 #fieldherping #shoutmeout #southamerica #treelizards #iguanaiguana #rockiguanas #discoverwild (at ReptileFest)

[goherping]

A grey treefrog attempting to blend into the tree. They do actually blend in very well when you’re not looking for it, and this probably doesn’t count since I caught this frog in a pool and put it on the tree for a pic lol.

[xiaobinghan]

Falco naumanni #borneo #rainforest #lizard #lizards #lizardsofinstagram #reptile #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #wildlife_perfection #animal #animals #animalplanet #allnatureshots #wildlifeaddicts #herps #herpetology #herping #fieldherping #igscwildlife #reptilelover #reptilephotography #instareptile #agamid #agamidae #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #lizardfanatics https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Lxs-PANdU/?igshid=k03p50ilq4dq

[eumorpha-dream]

Hyla andersonii or the Pine Barrens Tree Frog is a barrens specialist frog! With a handful of very disjunct populations, this species is at risk. This photo was taken in NJ at the northern limits of its range. #hyla #hylaandersonii #pinebarrens #pinebarrenstreefrog #frog #amphibian #herping #fieldherping #green #reptilesandamphibians

[the-gecko-spot]

What a beauty. #animalfanatics #fieldherping #serpent #exclusive_animals #animals_in_world #animalstyle #animalstagram #ballpythonsofig #animalworld #petsagram #wildlifeonearth #exoticpet #z #herpsofinstagram #wildlifeplanet #zzw #royalpythons #animal_in_world #herplife #animali #royalpythonsofinstagram #reptilelove #animalsofig #wildlifephoto #snek #pets_of_instagram #snakelove #world_bestanimal #boas #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CLbAZKLsoXx/?igshid=yl7zjqzfy648

[ls2swift]

Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) #herping #florida #nature #venom #venomous #fieldherping #wildlifephotography #herpetology #herpsofig #research #wild #canon #snake #rattlesnake #citsci #herpmapper #tbt2016 (at Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsKASjUAi-M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13aacx4kn1fgx

[mywildbackyardyt]

The Rabid Wolf Spider is one of the fastest spiders in North America! We’re gonna get up close and personal with one of these freaky invertebrates, and see if they’re as dangerous as their name sounds!

[hudsonherper]

This mama was NOT happy that I was near her babies. She came out of her crevice to greet me with an intimidating pose and rattle. Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) NY 

[sundarsunya]

San José de Payamino, Ecuador

Last time I posted about my field trip (probably about a year ago now) I talked about the Bellavista Cloud forest. Our next stop was a day and a half’s coach, ranchero, and canoe ride away from Quito to Timburi Cocha research station on the Payamino river.

The research station is a collaborative effort between the local Kichwa community, Universidad Estatal Amazónica and Manchester Metropolitan University. It hosts researchers, field courses, and placement students, while providing income for local communities who are actively involved in running the station and making field research possible.

We spent 9 days here planning and carrying out research projects - as well as joining the Kichwa at their community centre for a friendly football match and dancing (and venti cinco...). My project was a mini version of Ferguson et al (2010); walking the trails through the surrounding rainforest and recording microclimate of herps I encountered along the way.  Detailed real world data on environment and microclimate for herptiles is pretty scarce, and I also hoped I could make a contribution to the fantastic UV Tool created by the Reptile and Amphibian Working Group of BIAZA. 

Only having 4 days of actual data collection available to me, I didn’t have many replicates for my project, but I did see some fantastic wildlife.

Blunt-headed tree snake, Imantodes cenchoa

Collared Forest Gecko, Gonatodes concinnatus

Hypsiboas alfaroi

Gladiator Tree Frog, Hypsiboas rosenbergi

South American Common Toad, Rhinella margaritifera

White Lined Leaf Frog, Phyllomedusa vaillantii

Turnip Tailed Gecko, Thecadactylus rapicauda

Black Ground Snake, Atractus elaps

Common Root Lizard, Loxopholis parietalis

False Coral Snake, Oxyrophus vandicus

Tityus sp.

I still have difficulty believing I got to actually go and see all of these things for myself. Especially when it comes to the next stage of the journey: my solo trip to Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos. But that definitely deserves its own post.