Favoritos de johnny_b
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Salamandra Topo (Ambystoma talpoideum)Observ.
koawDescripción
Found in what appeared to be an ephemeral pond; no fish present.
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Falsa Coralillo Real de Las Praderas Estadounidenses (Lampropeltis calligaster)Observ.
jamespaulzaworski
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Necturo (Necturus maculosus)Observ.
andersoncruzDescripción
Mink carrying what appears to be a mudpuppy.
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Falsa Coralillo Real Oriental Estadounidense (Lampropeltis triangulum)Observ.
odddaveDescripción
One of the coolest snakes I've ever seen. Appears to be a melanistic Eastern Milk Snake. Found on the state line.
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Falsa Coralillo Real de Las Praderas Estadounidenses (Lampropeltis calligaster)Observ.
imanaturenerd
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Rana Brillante del Bosque (Lithobates warszewitschii)Observ.
geomambaDescripción
Couldn’t ID this one at all
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tim_kirstenDescripción
Picked up thinking it was a harmless mole snake, ended up biting the student
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kahlilDescripción
A mating pair of these snakes was observed today while at a dog shelter/rescue just outside of Beirut. Habitat is grassy with shrubs in a dry environment. Temperature was around 20-22 C.
Two attempts were made to relocate the couple away from the area near the dog kennels. The first failed as the snakes were too entwined with each other and the vegetation. The second attempt was made after copulation and we could capture one - the second of the pair escaped into the grass. The captured snake was moved a couple hundred meters down the road and released into a similar habitat.
Snakes each appeared to be around 70-90 cm long (estimate only).
A short video clip of the mating encounter can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/gX6Jf8rW2h8
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Foca Monje (Monachus monachus)Observ.
hungryholobiontDescripción
A individual seal spotted from shore in the heart of Beirut. The individual appears to be young according to coloration, but appeared fairly large ~1.5m. I spotted the seal thanks Claudia Pogoreutz (@CloudyPogoreutz). With ~ 700 individuals remaining, this species is highly endangered. To our knowledge Lebanon is not home to any larger seal population, but sightings appear to have increased in the last years.
