My Herps

[guidofatherof5]

How about a thread where we can post a link to our State/County/Country herp websites.
It will give us a chance to see all the wonderful herps not in our respective areas.
I'll start things off with Iowa.

HerpNet.net - Iowa Reptiles and Amphibians - Home (http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/)

[RedSidedSPR]

NC. We got a pretty good selection here... now if only i could fun some of them. :rolleyes:

I really like this site.
Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina - Davidson Herpetology Laboratory (http://www.herpsofnc.org/herpcons.html)

[infernalis]

NC. We got a pretty good selection here... now if only i could fun some of them. :rolleyes:

I really like this site.
Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina - Davidson Herpetology Laboratory (http://www.herpsofnc.org/herpcons.html)

Take them to the beach, they will have fun :D

[RedSidedSPR]

I did it again.

[katach]

Here is Washington state. I love this idea!
Reptiles of Washington - Burke Museum (http://www.burkemuseum.org/herpetology/reptiles)

[jitami]

Love the California Herps page & refer to it often :)
California Herps (http://www.californiaherps.com/)

[ConcinusMan]

The only problem with my state is that like many books, they call all subspecies of T. sirtalis "common garter snake" and show a range map that lumps them all as such. Obviously, Pugets don't occur in the entire range they show, and same goes for concinnus' and fitchi. They don't break down each subspecies range for you like my book does.(Reptiles of the Northwest) My State doesn't even recognize subspecies. To them, an eastern is the same snake as a concinnus. In other words, you wouldn't be able to take your flame eastern to a show here. Considered native wildlife which is ridiculous.

Another complication is the Cascade Range. Most of the State's lizards occur on the eastern desert side, most of the amphibians on the west side. Now if we had a site like CA herps, but for WA, I would post it but the only links I could post right now are all but useless for anything other than finding out what herps occur within the state's borders. As far as where I am goes, (clark co.) there's only 4 snakes, (5 prior to 1983) one lizard, and two turtles. Not sure about amphibians.

Snakes:

Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus
Thamnophis ordinoides
Coluber constrictor mormon
Extirpated since 1983: Diadophis punctatus occidentalis
Charina bottae

Lizard:
Elgaria coerulea principis

Turtles:
common: Chrysemys picta
Threatened and uncommon: (Actinemys marmorata or Emys marmorata)

All one has to do is travel roughly 25-35 miles north, east, or south, and the entire list changes.:cool: Species are added, taken away, or replaced.

[ConcinusMan]

For the "regular" people, that's...

Oregon Red Spotted Garter Snake
Northwestern Garter Snake
Yellow Bellied Racer
Northwestern Ringneck Snake (no longer in this county)
Rubber Boa

Northwestern Alligator Lizard (the only alligator lizard that gives birth to live young)

Western Painted Turtle
Pacific Pond Turtle

You don't have to go far for things to change...

If you go east, concinnus is soon replaced by T.s. fitchi and you can add ringnecks, rattlesnakes, and many lizards and snakes.
If you go north, concinnus is soon replaced by T.s. pickeringi and you can add wandering garters
If you go South just 25-35 miles (but that would be Oregon) you can add:

rattlesnakes
Gopher Snakes
Skinks
Ringneck snakes
Sharp tailed snakes

[snakehill]

The "REGULAR" people??? :mad: Sorry! Some of us speak English not Latin!

[Chondro788]

DNR: Indiana's Reptile & Amphibian Regulations (http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3328.htm)

My favorites include copperheads, timber ratlers, and of course all our turtles!! I love watching the turtles when I fish!

[ConcinusMan]

The "REGULAR" people??? :mad: Sorry! Some of us speak English not Latin!

Latin provided for clarity. So you know exactly what species' I'm talking about.

[GarterCZ]

In my country, Czech republic we have some nice herps, but its quite unusual to see them in the wild because most of the species are endangered by destroying of their habitats or by stupid people who are afraid of them, and all herps in my country are protected species.
I will write the latin name of each species and a Czech-English translation of their common names :)

The most common species are

Lacerta agilis (Common lizard) Soubor:M Zauneidechse2.JPG - Wikipedie (http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:M_Zauneidechse2.JPG)
Anguis fragilis (The ,,blanksnake", its a species of lizard without legs)Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=anguis+fragilis&um=1&hl=cs&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=OyB38m3bSBpoEM:&imgrefurl=http://www.club100.net/species/A_fragilis/A_fragilis.html&docid=RgP9rsglgc_zRM&w=597&h=450&ei=_ZM9TpLUNNGf-wa9qIy8Bw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=272&page=1&tbnh=133&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=75&ty=112)
Natrix natrix (Common grass snake) Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=natrix+natrix&um=1&hl=cs&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=3DSnj6fpsytueM:&imgrefurl=http://www.naturfoto.cz/uzovka-obojkova-fotografie-2551.html&docid=j-x9onP9SDnIiM&w=600&h=400&ei=I5Q9TsfgFYfn-gbEwrAY&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=143&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=189&start=0&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=86&ty=38)
Zootoca vivipara (The viviparous lizard, its actually ovoviviparous) Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=zootoca+vivipara&um=1&hl=cs&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=DR8WO-_2tohDWM:&imgrefurl=http://www.sevcikphoto.com/lacerta_vivipara_3.jpg.html&docid=eTcm4xAhp6npXM&w=800&h=559&ei=PJQ9Tp_UM460-Qa9-PHJCw&zoom=1)

and the others are

Lacerta viridis (Green lizard, the biggest reptile of my country, quite rare, I saw it only once in my life) Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=lacerta+viridis&um=1&hl=cs&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=Fv4bf7Nyr8AQMM:&imgrefurl=http://www.naturfoto.cz/jesterka-zelena-fotografie-9330.html&docid=IMOHzSMSZsDj3M&w=600&h=480&ei=T5Q9TrGhLciD-waTob3-Ag&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=213&page=1&tbnh=135&tbnw=218&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=133&ty=76)
Podarcis muralis (Wall lizard, extremely rare species living mostly in southern Europe) Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=podarcis+muralis&um=1&hl=cs&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=cVqHXKqNLwtygM:&imgrefurl=http://www.club100.net/species/P_muralis/P_muralis.html&docid=RjQANCGKLbFLOM&w=600&h=449&ei=YZQ9ToyjFY2f-QaJhoC6Ag&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=246&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=193&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0&tx=51&ty=71)
Natrix tessellata (Not sure about the translation probably a something like ,,The flaming grass snake", it lives very similar way as the genus thamnophis, feeding mostly on fish) Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=Natrix+tessellata&hl=cs&sa=G&biw=1280&bih=862&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=8obBDOuUGaHAvM:&imgrefurl=http://www.hlasek.com/natrix_tessellata_6648.html&docid=-nWJusXMexrMGM&w=669&h=500&ei=epQ9Tt2-IM-E-wal-_isAg&zoom=1)
Zamenis longissimus (The tree grass snake, although its name, its living mostly in rocks :D very rare species, never saw one myself, the biggest snake species in the country)Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=zamenis+longissimus&hl=cs&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=QdGAX7CDUOYg6M:&imgrefurl=http://www.american-buddha.com/photog.speybroeck6.htm&docid=aRyT8HCeec3yvM&w=567&h=376&ei=kZQ9Ts_vFIPs-gbDlfW_Ag&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=565&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=187&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0&tx=125&ty=78)
Coronella austriaca (The smooth grass snake, also quite rare, and I never saw one)Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=coronella+austrica&hl=cs&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=862&tbm=isch&tbnid=-RHqi_fPJY7A2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.biolib.cz/cz/taxonimage/id4533/&docid=E6XXux9Ja4qx3M&w=600&h=453&ei=rZQ9TtLmCdCq-ga9s629Bw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=292&page=1&tbnh=160&tbnw=243&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=198&ty=48)
Vipera berus (The common viper, rare species, in some places its quite common but people kill hundreds of these each year because of the medial propaganda wich presents them as very dangerous species though its highly protected species:mad: )Google Images (http://www.google.cz/imgres?q=vipera+berus&hl=cs&gbv=2&noj=1&tbm=isch&tbnid=hBPbRc3rG0WI-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.naturfoto.cz/zmije-obecna-fotografie-1707.html&docid=d3Q_mGIERsttIM&w=593&h=520&ei=wZQ9TpmwMou6-AbF8KW-Bw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=645&page=1&tbnh=167&tbnw=187&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=130&ty=51&biw=1280&bih=862)
Emys orbicularis (The swamp turtle, very rare and it lives only in southern parts of the country, maybe its already extinct here) Upozorn (http://www.google.cz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/BIG/31487.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biolib.cz/cz/taxonimage/id31487/%3Ftaxonid%3D346&h=622&w=1005&sz=401&tbnid=gv5KjtpXJuw1yM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=145&prev=/search%3Fq%3Demys%2Borbicularis%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo %3Du&zoom=1&q=emys+orbicularis&docid=W4KN8ldfGvqa1M&hl=cs&sa=X&ei=0JQ9TuXIMc-q-AalwsTFAg&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQ9QEwAg&dur=534)

and yes, the introduced red ear slider Trachemys scripta, people buy these in pet shops as cute little ones and when they grow up, they just release them in the closest river or lake, its not sure if it can breed here, but it can survive the winter and we have hundreds of these in our waters :eek:

So, a brief look at the herpetofauna of central Europe with pictures :)

[katach]

Thank you so much! That Natrix natrix is beautiful!

[guidofatherof5]

This thread is turning out very nice.
Thank you to all who have posted so far.;)

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I am from Michigan and I love any animal. They are all so awesome in many many ways. Here is Michigan Herps (http://michiganherps.webs.com/)

[guidofatherof5]

I found this Iowa State map listing all the reptiles and amphibians by individual county.
Should start you out with my county(Pottawattamie)

Reptiles and Amphibians of Pottawattamie County, Iowa (http://www.iowaherps.com/county.php?c=78)

[mb90078]

I found this Iowa State map listing all the reptiles and amphibians by individual county.
Should start you out with my county(Pottawattamie)

Reptiles and Amphibians of Pottawattamie County, Iowa (http://www.iowaherps.com/county.php?c=78)

Pretty cool, but they can add 5 Lined Skinks to Johnson Co. In addition to the garters I saw there a couple years back when I lived there in college, I also saw a skink.

[guidofatherof5]

I'm sure Jeff LeClair would be interested in that info.
The following quote is from the Iowa Herp net website:

"We are always interested in hearing what reptiles and amphibians you have discovered in Iowa. If you have seen snakes, turtles, frogs, salamanders or lizards in Iowa lately, or even 50 years ago, we would be interested to hear about it!
Please e-mail Jeff at: REPTILIA74@aol.com (REPTILIA74@aol.com) with info. As always, photos - even bad ones - can be very important to help identify species. Reports from the general public are one of the most important means that can help us understand where the state's reptiles and amphibians are found - even sightings of "common" species are valuable!
THANK-YOU!"