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Following on from this thread (where you can see dragons, monitors, birds and inverts): http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/...tudies-5373/central-australia-oct-jan-183112/

Carlia triacantha
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Cyclodomorphus melanops
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Lerista frosti
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Lerista desertorum
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Lerista bipes
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Morethia ruficauda
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Liopholis slateri. This is my study species. They occupy a very specific habitat along drainages where soil accumulates at the base of shrubs creating a small mound. The skinks dig multi-entranced burrows into these mounds. I was investigating the microclimate of their burrow systems and the humidity and thermal properties of the mounds.
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Liopholis striata
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Tiliqua occipitalis
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Tiliqua multifasciata
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Cryptoblepharus australis
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Notoscincus ornatus
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Proablepharus reginae, I discovered a small population of these rarely seen skinks and although previously thought to be a diurnal skink I cosistantly only found them at night.
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Ctenotus alacer
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Ctenotus saxatilis
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Ctenotus brooksi
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Ctenotus leonhardii
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Ctenotus septenarius (yet to be confirmed)
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Geckoes

Crenodactylus ocellatus
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Diplodactylus conspicillatus
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Diplodactylus galeatus
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Gehyra montium
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Gehyra purpurascens
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Nephrurus amyae
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Nephrurus laevissimus
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Nephrurus levis levis
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Oedura marmorata juvie
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adult
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Lucasium damaeum
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Lucasium stenodactylum
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Rhynchoedura ornata
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Strophurus intermedius
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Strophurus ciliaris
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Heteronotia binoe 1 - rocky
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2 - sandy
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3 - standard
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Delma nasuta
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Delma borea
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Delma tincta
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Lialis burtonis
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Pygopus nigriceps
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Now what you've been waiting for...

Ramphotyphlops centralis
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Aspidites ramsayi
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Antaresia stimsoni
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Morelia spilota bredli
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Acanthophis pyrrhus
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Brachyurophis incinctus
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Demansia psammophis
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Furina ornata
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Pseudonaja mengdeni
"plain"
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black-headed
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This is a very rare pattern variant in the Alice Springs region, I didn't know it was anything special at the time as it was the first mengdeni I'd seen but it became apparent that it was something special after a lot of abuse when I put the photo on facebook
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Pseudonaja modesta
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Pseudechis australis
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Parasuta monachus
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Simoselaps anomolus
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Suta punctata, went into the sandy country as a storm was brewing to try my luck for this species. The weather turned sour but I still got one!
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Suta suta, by far the most common snake around Alice
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Vermicella vermiformis, a main target on the second trip and ended up seeing 3.
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I saw the C.melanops picture and I was like "wow" and then I saw the geckos....

After that the snakes just seems crap, maybe I'll have to come back later to admire them.
 
Fantastic pics (in both threads), very impressive list of animals.
What a brilliant couple of field threads these have been.
 
How cool to see a wild bredli!!!! The woma ispretty stunning too, looks like a fantastic trip!!!!
 
Thanks folks, it was a very productive season, I can't wait to get back up there and find those few species that eluded me!

Cyclodomorphus melanops! Marry me Jords lol
Pass! :lol:

I saw the C.melanops picture and I was like "wow" and then I saw the geckos....

After that the snakes just seems crap, maybe I'll have to come back later to admire them.
I think I'll stop posting gecko photos haha
 
Yum mengdeni, love the black-headed one and the striped one, so beautiful!
 
Following on from this thread (where you can see dragons, monitors, birds and inverts):


You saw all of those in Alice Springs?? Wow thats a really impressive array of wildlife for one place
 
You saw all of those in Alice Springs?? Wow thats a really impressive array of wildlife for one place

All of these species were found between Uluru and Alice Springs (and surrounding areas)
 
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