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Report on my trips to the Croatian island Krk, from May 11th till May 17th, and from Juily 3rd till July 12th 2008

Basilika Mirine - Fulfinum

Testudo hermanni boettgeri (hercegovinensis)

Ponikve

Ponikve

Ponikve.
Watch the high water level of the lake and the flooded meadows below the dam (both images above). Compare with the pics from July, more down.

Pseudopus apodus

Podarcis siculus

Pelophylax ridibundus

watching frogs: Josef, Alain Aegerter, Simone

Pelophylax ridibundus

Sveti Krescan

Elaphe quatuorlineata
mating - watch also the video
WMV (10 MB)

Hierophis gemonensis

western high plateau

western high plateau

Vrbnik, port

shore "below" Vribnik

Algyroides nigropunctatus

Anguis fragilis, Baby

Emys watching.

9 Emys orbicularis hellenica and 2 Trachemys scripta elegans

Suha Ricina creek above waterfall

just above the waterfall

creek below the waterfall

Suha Ricina view to the south

Lacerta trilineata

Ophrys apifera

On Cres ferry boat (standing, from left): Simone, Josef, Anita, Alain Aegerter

Hyla arborea in Valun, Cres

last view to Cres

Bufo ((Pseud)Epidalea) viridis

Podarcis siculus

Podarcis siculus

Lacerta trilineata

Natrix natrix

Alain Aegerter und Anita
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Algyroides nigropunctatus - July 4th, Prniba

Algyroides nigropunctatus - July 4th, Prniba

Prniba peninsula: Habitat of Lacerta trilineata and Podarcis melisellensis (coastal rocks) and Algyroides nigropunctatus (pine forest)

Phalacrocorax aristotelis. Prniba, July 4th

Lacerta trilineata. Prniba, July 4th

Lacerta trilineata, subadult. north of Punat. July 5th

Lacerta trilineata, subadult. north of Punat. July 5th

Habitat north of Punat:
Lacerta trilineata, Podarcis siculus, P. melisellensis, Hierophis gemonensis, H. viridiflavus carbonarius, Vipera ammodytes, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Zamenis longissimus

Elaphe quatuorlineata
with full stomach

Arum italicum. fruits

Podarcis siculus - Ponikve, July 6th

Podarcis siculus - Ponikve, July 6th

Podarcis siculus - Ponikve, July 6th

Ponikve.
southern end

Podarcis melisellensis - Sveti Jurej bay, July 7th

Sveti Jurej bay

Lacerta trilineata. Prniba, July 8th

Prniba.
habitat of: Lacerta trilineata, Hierophis gemonensis, Vipera ammodytes

Algyroides nigropunctatus. Prniba, July 8th

Podarcis siculus. Ponikve, July 9th

Podarcis siculus. Ponikve, July 9th

Ponikve.
Pastures outside the dam. In May these have been flooded about 1 meter.

Pelophylax ridibundus. newly metamorphosed

Iphiclides podalirius

Podarcis melisellensis. Sveti Jurej, July 10th

Lacerta trilineata. Sveti Jurej, July 10th

Zikade

 

Pelophylax ridibundus (balcanicus)
Hyla arborea
Bufo bufo spinosus
(Pseud)Epidalea viridis

Anguis fragilis
Pseudopus apodus
Algyroides nigropunctatus
Podarcis siculus
Podarcis melisellensis
Podarcis muralis
Lacerta trilineata
Lacerta bilineata
Hierophis gemonensis
Hierophis (virid.) carbonarius
Natrix natrix - verschiedene Morphen
Elaphe quatuorlineata
Zamenis longissimus
Vipera ammodytes ammodytes