Hello,
This weekend we went to the Cherepish Monastery in the western Stara Planina Mts. The monastery is situated in the gorge of the Iskar river. The area is very nice,there's huge rock faces,forests and meadows. Perfect habitat for reptiles and amphibians!:) I was hoping to find some nose-horned vipers,because there's a lot of them in that place! Sadly.I didn't find any snakes! I must be the herper with worst luck ever! Anyway, lizards were everwhere! Lots of P.muralis and some L.viridis. Here are some photos:
I saw this guy carring a earthworm. First I thought it has just cought it,but than I saw the worm was dried up,which means it was dead before the lizard got it! If P.muralis scavange on dead worm meat, do you think they could also scavange on other dead animals! Does anyone knows of any info on scavaging wall lizards?
Some Lacerta viridis:
I also found this open manhole with 14 P.ridibundus and 2 R.dalmatina trapped in it! They must've been there for a long time,because they were in a very poor condition! Especially the agile frogs...a bit more than bones and skin was left from them. The marsh frogs were slightly better, probbably because they've eaten some of the other frogs that fell into the hole! I took all the frogs out! I hope they'll have strenght left to find food for themselves!
Thanks for looking!
Ilian