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Herping the West Coast

Field report from Myself and Luke Kemp’s West Coast trip Luke and I are aspiring herpetologists, currently under the supervision of Dr Shelley Edwards in the Zoology and Entomology Molecular Lab (ZEML). Our work, which, focusses on the herpetofauna of Southern Africa spans many orders and many more families, and while we love the hustle and bustle of the raucous molecular lab, that I myself have called home this year, we are… Read More

Category: Adventures Tags: africa, african herpetology, biology, field trip, frog, gecko, herping, lizard, nature, northern cape, Reptiles, rhodes university, snake, south africa, west coast, wildlife, zeml, zoology

Common Rough Gecko (Pachydactylus rugosus)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, gecko, herpetology, lizard, macro photography, nature, northern cape, reptile, reptile photography, rhodes university, south africa, wildife, wildlife, wildlife photography

Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis quadifrons)

Category: Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: animal, biology, fossorial lizard, herpetology, herping, kalahari round-headed worm lizard, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, underground lizard, wildlife, witsands, worm lizard, zoology

Kalahari Tree Skink (Trachylepis spilogaster)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, african herpetology, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, south african lizards, trachylepis, wildlife, witsands, zeml

Anchieta’s Agama (Agama anchietae)

Category: Agamas, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife, witsands, zeml

Western Cape Gecko (Pachydactylus labialis)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, endemic gecko, gecko, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, pachydactylus, reptile, south africa, thick-toed gecko, wildlife

Quartz Gecko (Pachydactylus latirostris)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, gecko, herpetofauna, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, quartz gecko, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Weber’s Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus weberi)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, gecko, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, south africa, springbok, thick-toed gecko, weber's gecko, wildlife, zoology

Variegated skink (Trachylepsis variegata)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, skink, south africa, wildlife

Striped Pygmy Gecko (Goggia lineata)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, gecko, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, pygmy gecko, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife, zoology

Large Scaled Girdled Lizard (Cordylus macropholis)

Category: Cordylids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, cordylid, girdled lizard, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife, zoology

Peers’ Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus peersi)

Category: Cordylids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, black girdled lizard, codrylus, girdled lizard, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, peers nama lizard, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Namaqua Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis namaquensis)

Category: Lacertids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, herpetology, herping, herps, nature, northern cape, pedioplanis, reptile, rhodes university, sand lizard, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Coastal Dwarf Legless Skink (Acontias litoralis)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, burrowing lizard, herpetology, herping, legless skink, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, skink, south africa, south african reptile, western cape, wildlife

Namaqua Leaf-toed Gecko (Goggia rupicola)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, goggia, herpetology, herping, herps, leaf-toed gecko, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Many-horned Adder (Bitis cornuta)

Category: Reptiles, Snakes, Viperidae Tags: africa, bitis, dwarf adder, dwarf bitis, herpetology, herping, many horned adder, nature, northern cape, protected species, reptile, rhodes university, snake, south africa, viper, western cape, wildlife

Knox’s Desert Lizard (Meroles knoxii)

Category: Lacertids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, desert, desert lizard, herpetology, herping, herps, lacertid, lizard, nature, northern cape, port nolloth, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife

Haake’s Gecko (Pachydactylus haakei)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, gecko, haake's gecko, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, thin-skinned gecko, wildlife

Worm-Like Blind Legless Skink (Typhlosaurus vermis)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, herpetology, herping, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, skink, south africa, wildlife, worm lizard, zoology

Augrabies Flat Lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)

Category: Cordylids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, augrabies fall national park, broadleys flat lizard, flat lizard, herpetology, herping, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife, zoology

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