Past spring we found a special Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) during fieldwork. It is an adult male, but has a very short body, while its head,…
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The Cane toad (Rhinella marina, previously Bufo marinus) is a large toad species native to Central and South America. It is however best known as…
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From the end of July to the beginning of August, I was in Macedonia with friends of the JNM and Eco-Logic. Together with some friends I…
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To have the focus entirely on the animals, I started a project to photograph them with a white background. First subjects were some salamanders and…
View More SimplicityPyrenean endemics
There are two endemic amphibian species in the Pyrenees: the Pyrenean frog (Rana pyrenaica) and the Pyrenean brook salamander (Calotriton asper). Both of them are only…
View More Pyrenean endemicsThe unkenreflex
The Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina variegata) is on the first sight only a dull-colored toad, often overlooked in the shallow waters it inhabits. It is only when…
View More The unkenreflexSpadefoot Toads
The Spadefoot Toads (family Pelobatidae) are an old lineage compromising only four extant species, all within the genus Pelobates. I had the luck to see…
View More Spadefoot ToadsGolden-striped Salamander
The Golden-striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica) is without doubt one of Europe’s most amazing salamander species. It has a slender body and huge tail which can…
View More Golden-striped SalamanderBack from Spain
The first 2 weeks of April I was photographing amphibians and reptiles in Spain and Portugal. In the next few weeks I will post some pictures…
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