Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

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Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Robin Duborget » Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:12 pm

Hello,

So for my second post on this forum I will like to show you what you can find in the center of Corsican, especially in the mountains.

First, At Francardo, near Corte (in my property on the bank of the Golo) :

In spring (May 2014)

Hyla sarda :
Hyla sarda 1(forum).jpg

Hylada sarda 2(forum).jpg

Hyla sarda 4(forum).jpg


Pelophylax bergeri :
Pelophylax bergeri(forum).jpg


Discoglossus sardus :
D.sardus 2(forum).jpg


It's very interesting for these ones (July 2012) :

Natrix natrix corsa :
Natrix natrix corsa.jpg


A young Hierophis viridiflavus (08.2013) :
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A beautiful Pelophylax :
Pelophylax bergeri(forum2).jpg


2 - The Niolu area, at the "Lac du Nino", is one of the best sites for corsican lizards :

A lot of Archaeolacerta bedriagae :
A.bedriagae 1.jpg

A.bedriagae 2.jpg

A.bedriagae 3.jpg

A.bedriagae 4.jpg


They are not alone :
A.bedriagae 5.jpg



3 - In the Tavignanu, near Corte, (07.2011) the males of Podarcis tiliguerta have a beautiful orange neck :
DSC06151(forum).jpg


At last (4), Euleptes is also seen in the mountain, not only on the coast :
It's on a road at night, near Asco. The Euleptes cross the road, and you need to drive very slowly if you don't want to crush them ...

IMG_6965 (forum).jpg


That's all for now :D

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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Rémon ter Harmsel » Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:13 pm

Must be a great place to live! :D
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Niklas Ban » Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:30 pm

Lovely! Do you have some more natrix shots? :mrgreen:
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Peter Oefinger » Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:03 am

Very nice - I guess a lot of people here were happy if they had Hyla sarda in their garden :lol:
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Jeroen Speybroeck » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:10 am

Nice. The underestimated inland distribution of Euleptes is fascinating. Together with Mediodactylus kotschyi on Cretan mountains and some Iberian Tarentola populations, it puts the alleged frost intolerance of our geckos into question.
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Christoph Stenger » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:36 am

More of the Hierophis please! ;)
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Robin Duborget » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:15 am

You are asking for snakes which is the thing I have least .... I prefer frogs :D

Natrix natrix corsa, Aleria, 19/08/2013 :
Natrix natrix corsa.jpg


Hierophis viridiflavus, Omessa, 29/08/2013
Hierophis viridiflavus, Omessa.jpg


Hierophis viridiflavus, Corte, 09/05/2012
Hierophis, Tavignanu.jpg


That's all for Corsican snakes ... Sorry !
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Christoph Stenger » Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:59 pm

Thank you! It´s better than nothing! ;)
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Re: Corsican herping - Center of Corsica

Postby Borji Heras » Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:24 pm

Hierophis viridiflavus is my favourite colubrid by far :)
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