#herping — Public Fediverse posts

This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

#LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

#LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

#LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

#LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

#LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

Another "life lizard" from my day #herping near Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. Long nosed leopard lizard. It sat there letting me photograph it for a while, then got bored and disappeared into a hole.

#LizardReport #lizard #herps

Another "life lizard" from my day #herping near Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. Long nosed leopard lizard. It sat there letting me photograph it for a while, then got bored and disappeared into a hole.

#LizardReport #lizard #herps

Another "life lizard" from my day #herping near Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. Long nosed leopard lizard. It sat there letting me photograph it for a while, then got bored and disappeared into a hole.

#LizardReport #lizard #herps

Another "life lizard" from my day #herping near Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. Long nosed leopard lizard. It sat there letting me photograph it for a while, then got bored and disappeared into a hole.

#LizardReport #lizard #herps

Another "life lizard" from my day #herping near Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. Long nosed leopard lizard. It sat there letting me photograph it for a while, then got bored and disappeared into a hole.

#LizardReport #lizard #herps

Sand Lizard
@NationalGeographic
@nature

#SandLizard #LacertaAgilis #ReptilesOfInstagram #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #ReptilePhotography #Herping #Herpetology #LizardLife #ReptileLovers #InstaReptile #LizardLovers #WildlifeSeekers #NatureLovers #WildlifePlanet #EarthCapture #NatureGram

Sand Lizard

#SandLizard #LacertaAgilis #ReptilesOfInstagram #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #ReptilePhotography #Herping #Herpetology #LizardLife #ReptileLovers #InstaReptile #LizardLovers #WildlifeSeekers #NatureLovers #WildlifePlanet #EarthCapture #NatureGram #AnimalLovers #ExploreWildlife #MacroWildlif

I finally encountered some live Ambystoma gracile (northwestern salamander) yesterday! They were out in force around a local lake, now that the temperatures have stayed above freezing for several nights in a row. Beautiful animals.

#salamander #ambystoma #caudata #herp #herping #amphibian #inaturalist #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #vancouver #britishcolumbia #canada

A couple weeks ago I ran into this cute little brownsnake, _Storeria dekayi_, when out spidering!! Less than a foot long and quite slender (the first photo was taken with my lowest-magnification macro lens).

They are not rare, but I virtually never come across snakes in my wanderings and I don't think I've ever seen one of these before. I only even knew they existed because of lurking on /r/whatsthissnake! These small harmless creatures mostly eat slugs and snails.

What a special find. I treasure the encounter. (The snake, on the other hand, was mildly annoyed and moved away.)

#snake #snakes #herping • #Squamata #Serpentes #Colubridae

Cascade Glass Frog | Rana de vidrio de cascada. sachatamia albomaculata.

Picture by Gabriel Venegas Jimenez
https://www.picuki.com/profile/gabrielvenegasjimenez

#Herpetology #Glassfrog #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #CostaRica #Frog #Frogs #FrogFriday #Herping #Photography #Biodiversity

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

#FatTuesday #Herping in the #Gamboa #Rainforest, #Panama. Lots of what I believe to be juvenile #Basilisk #lizards, and several species of #frogs for me to identify when I return home. Also spotted an American #Crocodile in the Chagres River near there on Sunday.
#reptiles #amphibians #herpetology