Cape cobra eating a puff adder.
with A. Jordaan & C. Hundermark
Not sure of ID
High-pitched voice was how I managed to find this little guy
Pachydactylus wahlbergii furcifer - Kalahari Ground Gecko habitat. From Uppington, Northern Cape. https://www.tyroneping.co.za/geckos/pachydactylus-wahlbergii-furcifer-kalahari-ground-gecko/
Here I have uploaded 1) a spectrogram of a typical call, 2) a clip of a single call, and 3 - 9) the raw recording that I took of a single male calling in his pool.
Notes: Despite there being multiple pools at the type locality, and having found an abundance of adults at the same site previously, only 3 males were heard calling on each night (13 and 14 June). The three males were spread out within boulder complex, probably at around 10-30 m from each other and always in different pools. All of this was after heavy rain in the days and hours preceding.
I would appreciate if anyone has any theories as to what triggers breeding for this species, that is assuming they form aggregations like other Caco species
Description from the paper
A total of 20 calls from the holotype specimen (PEM A15391) were recorded at the type
locality over a period of 18.5 minutes. Air temperature during this time was 10º C. The call of C. cederbergense sp.
nov. can be described as a short, pulsed bray emitted singly at long intervals (58.3 ± 97.23 s, Fig. 9a, Table 3). It has
a mean dominant frequency of 1.8 ± 0.03 kHz, and a dominant frequency range of 0.92 kHz. Calls have between
18 and 26 pulses at a rate of 90.6 ± 7.35 pulses per second. No territorial call was heard, but no more than a single
male was heard calling in a pool at the Type Locality.
Homopus femoralis - Greater-Padloper https://www.tyroneping.co.za/terrapins/tortoises/homopus-femoralis-greater-padloper/
Chersobius boulengeri - Karoo Dwarf Tortoise. From Fraserburg, Northern Cape. https://www.tyroneping.co.za/terrapins/tortoises/chersobius-boulengeri-karoo-dwarf-tortoise/
Cacosternum cederbergense Cederberg Dainty Frog or Cederberg Caco. From Cederberg, Western Cape. https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians-of-southern-africa/cacosternum-cederbergense-cederberg-dainty-frog-or-cederberg-cac0/
Red-legged Wot-wot
with Ryan Van Huyssteen
Hoekplaas gp.
Observed while conducting a survey on behalf of Philip Jordaan/AECP
120 mm SVL, 191.7 g mass
Photos by Albertus van Niekerk.
Specimen found by Matthew (surname pending), and photographed by Theuns Eloff.
Killed by local community. Specimen collected by Maxie Jonk (Manager at Goegap Nature Reserve).
Adult male
With Oliver (olvr_a)
Pedioplanis laticeps
Karoo Sand Lizard. From east of Barrydale, Western Cape.
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/lizards/pedioplanis-laticeps-karoo-sand-lizard/
Observer: Johan Lisboa
Caught by a cross marked grass snake.
With Courtney and GL, STOKED
Nucras taeniolata -
Albany Sandveld Lizard. From near Makhanda, Eastern Cape.
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/lizards/albany-sandveld-lizard-nucras-taeniolata/
Little skink with spindly back legs and tiny front legs. Found underneath a stone, it moved about in a snake-like fashion with its front legs always held against its side. The back legs were only used occasionally and especially for small or slower motions.
Leucistic specimen found in town. Uploaded with permission. Photo taken by home-owner.
but with 4 ant. post-genials
About 40cm
for the snake