Next Gen Herpetologist Chad Keates
Website:
https://nextgenherpetologist.wordpress.com
Posts by Chad Keates:
- Kentani Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion kentanicum)
- Marsh Terrapin (Pelomedusa galeata )
- Setaro’s Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion setaroi)
- Frogs of the Eastern Cape
- Yellow Striped Reed Frog (Hyperolius semidiscus)
- Critter Walk: February 2019
- Albany Museum ‘Reptile Week’
- Back to the Forests
- End of Year Snake Demo
- Birthday Critter Walk
- Common Long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus tetradactylus)
- Plain Mountain Adder (Bitis inornata)
- Upgraded
- D&J Ranchhod Bursary
- Speckled Rock Skink (Trachylepis punctatissima)
- Laura Starke Memorial Bursary
- Greater Padloper (Homopus femoralis)
- WESSA Heritage Day Photo Competition
- Golden Spotted Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus oculatus)
- Grocotts’s/ WESSA Biobash and Photo Walk
- Poynton’s River Frog (Amietia poyntoni)
- Snake Awareness Talk for EC Road Workers
- Many-spotted Reed Snake (Amplorhinus multimaculatus)
- Snake Demo at Graeme Junior School
- Snake Talk for Rhodes Business School
Chad Keates
Chad Keates: Zoology PhD candidate at Rhodes University doing molecular systematics on African Snakes.
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Snake Removal in Grahamstown
For snake removals in and around Grahamstown, please don't hesitate to call 083 669 6169 (Chad). All snakes removed are catalogued and relocated safely out of harms way.
Bubbling kassina (Kassina senegalensis) from Morgan's Bay, Eastern Cape.
Plain mountain adder (Bitis inornata) from Eastern Cape, South Africa. Although bland in color, it is one of the most rarely seen snakes in all of Africa.
This past weekend, @javilbn_wildlifephotography and I scoured Grahamstown and it's surrounds, looking for as many herps as we could. Whilst hot and incredibly dry, we still managed to turn up 18 different species of reptile and amphibian in two and a half days. One of the most notable finds was this large rock monitor (Varanus albigularis) from the outskirts of Grahamstown. Thanks @javilbn_wildlifephotography for an awesome picture.
Melanistic rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) from Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
Many-spotted reed snake (Amplorhinus multimaculatus) from Hogsback, Eastern Cape. Found by @nicolau_ecology_
Rhombic egg eater (Dasypeltis scabra) from Western Cape, South Africa. Found by @deon_oosthuizen_photograhy
Spotted skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus) from Western Cape, South Africa. Found with @fieldherper
Yellow-bellied house snake Lamprophis fuscus) from Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Found with Alex Rebelo
Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) from Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
Water monitor (Varanus niloticus) from Grahamstown, South Africa.
Recent Posts
Snakes and their Mates
A youtube channel co-authored by myself and Luke Kemp.
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Chad Keates, BA (Hons)
Zoology PhD candidate Rhodes University
Email:
chadkeates97@gmail.com
Phone: +27-83 669 6169
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Reptile and Amphibian Presentations and Talks (All Ages)
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Snake Removal (Grahamstown)
