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Chad Keates

Chad Keates: Zoology PhD candidate at Rhodes University doing molecular systematics on African Snakes.

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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.

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Berg Adder (Bitis atropos), a small yet aggressive species of dwarf adder that is on the cusp of being split into several distinctive species based on geography, genetics and scale patterning.

Pondo Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion caffer), a dwarf chameleon restricted to the forests in and around Port St Johns.

Hogsback Chirping Frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi), a small charismatic little frog that can be found in seepages and leaf litter in wet environments.

Olive ground snake (Lycodonomorphus in ornatus). A relatively large lamprophiid, that until recently was considered a member of the the house snake genus. Recent phylogenetic work has shed light on its likely relatedness to African water snakes.

Myself and Werner Conradie posing with a baby crocodile that I caught while looking for frogs. The crocodile was released into the stunning stream behind us.

Painted reed frog (Hyperolius marmoratus verrucosus). One of three sub-species of painted reed frog, strewn throughout south-eastern southern Africa.

Cape cobra (Naja nivea). The most dangerous snKe on the southern coast, responsible for the most snake-related deaths in the cape provinces of South Africa.

Common banded gecko (Pachydactylus mariquensis). Found by @nicolau_ecology_

Bronze caco (Cacosternum nanum). A small frog, of the African common frogs family, that can be found along the southern coast of South Africa.

Red-lipped Herald (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)

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