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  • Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) with Chick in nest<br />
Española or James Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This is one of the world's rarest raptors with around 800 individuals living around the islands. Although they are commonly seen they are a vulnerable species. TheY scavenge on dead carcasses as well as hunt iguanas, snakes, rats, birds etc.<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
VULNERABLE SPECIES
    1G8199_Galapagos_Hawk_&_Chick.tif
  • Galapagos Hawks (Buteo galapagoensis) Male brought in Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) to female on the nest. There is a chick in the nest (unseen) which is why they are bringing food to the nest.<br />
Española or James Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This is one of the world's rarest raptors with around 800 individuals living around the islands. Although they are commonly seen they are a vulnerable species. TheY scavenge on dead carcasses as well as hunt iguanas, snakes, rats, birds etc.<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
VULNERABLE SPECIES
    1G8210_Galapagos_Hawks_&_Lava_Li...tif
  • Pahoehoe Lava. The Hawaiian name for 'ropy'. This is smooth lava which often forms amazing patterns. It is formed as a result of magma containing a large amount of gas.<br />
Santiago Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    1G8075_Pahoehoe_Lava.tif
  • Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxii excisa) in feeding frenzy aggregaton.<br />
Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
By far the least common of the three booby species in Galapagos but the Blue-footed Boobies are the most commanly seen as their small colonies are spread throughout the archipelago. They nest close to shore on flat areas. The nests are relatively closely spaced, but consist of nothing more than a shallow scrape in the ground. They have less than an annual breeding cycle and different colonies can be found breeding around the archipelago throughout the year. Their courtship antics are entertaining. In trying to attract a mate the male actually dances. If a female is attracted to him she will join him and together they will dance the 'booby two step'. Sexes are differentiated by the eyes. Males appear to have smaller pupils than females. (females have a darkly stained iris giving the impression of a larger pupil) The female is also larger and her voice is distinct - a honk while the male whistles. They are inshore feeders and are able to dive in shallow water. As they feed close to shore it is feasible for the parent birds to return with food sufficient for three chicks so in a good year they may raise up to three.
    1G9406_Blue-footed_Boobies.tif
  • Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxii excisa) in feeding frenzy aggregaton.<br />
Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
By far the least common of the three booby species in Galapagos but the Blue-footed Boobies are the most commanly seen as their small colonies are spread throughout the archipelago. They nest close to shore on flat areas. The nests are relatively closely spaced, but consist of nothing more than a shallow scrape in the ground. They have less than an annual breeding cycle and different colonies can be found breeding around the archipelago throughout the year. Their courtship antics are entertaining. In trying to attract a mate the male actually dances. If a female is attracted to him she will join him and together they will dance the 'booby two step'. Sexes are differentiated by the eyes. Males appear to have smaller pupils than females. (females have a darkly stained iris giving the impression of a larger pupil) The female is also larger and her voice is distinct - a honk while the male whistles. They are inshore feeders and are able to dive in shallow water. As they feed close to shore it is feasible for the parent birds to return with food sufficient for three chicks so in a good year they may raise up to three.
    1G9606_Blue-footed_Boobies.tif
  • Creole Fish or Gringo (Paranthias colonus)<br />
Central Isles<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
These are the most abundant fish in the entire archipelago.<br />
RANGE & HABITAT: During the day they form huge feeding aggregations in open water above reefs, rocky, boulder strewn slopes and along walls. Juveniles and intermediates stay nearer the bottom.
    2D258_Creole_Fish.tif
  • Streamer Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) or Mexican hogfish<br />
off of Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
RANGE & HABITAT: Abundant entire archipelago. Chile north to Baja including offshore islands. They inhabit rocky reefs, slopes and mixed areas of boulders and sand. Common between 15-65 feet. Juveniles may act as cleaners.
    2D325_Streamer_Hogfish.tif
  • Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)<br />
Off of Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
May be dangerous.<br />
RANGE: Entire archipelago north to Baja including offshore islands.
    2G812_Galapagos_Shark.tif
  • Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)<br />
Off of Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
May be dangerous.<br />
RANGE: Entire archipelago north to Baja including offshore islands.
    2G792_Galapagos_Shark.tif
  • Steel Pompano (Trachinotus stilbe)<br />
Off of Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Swim rapidly in large schools, preferring current and open water.<br />
RANGE: Entire Archipelago Peru north to Baja
    2G828_Steel_Pompano.tif
  • Rainbow Runner (Elegatis bipinnulata)<br />
Off of Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
They swim rapidly in small polarized groups in open water over deep reefs, along walls and drop offs. Prefer areas with currents.<br />
RANGE: Entire archipelago, North to Baja including offshore islands.
    2G852_Rainbow_Runner.tif
  • Nazca Boobies (formerly Masked booby) (Sula granti)<br />
Wolf Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
They are intermediate between the blue-footed and red-footed booby. They are also plunge-divers but feed further afield than the blue-foots in the inter-island area. They have fewer large colonies but are widespread throughout the archipelago. Sexes are simular and like the blue-foots, nest on the ground. Usually their nests are near cliff edges. Although they lay 2 eggs they only ever raise one chick. The healthier chick pushed the other out of the guano ring - representing the nest. The parents ignore the battle known as 'obligate sibling murder' and leave the chick to its fate.
    2G1771_Nazca_Boobies.tif
  • Red-footed Booby (Sula sula websteri)<br />
Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
They are found in only 5 main colonies in the islands. Always situated on the outer islands, close to deep, oceanic water - their preferred feeding area. Although the most numerous booby in Galapagos (140,000 pairs in Genovesa) the species is not often seen unless an actual coloney is visited. Red-footed boobies are the smallest of the boobies and as they can feed hundred's of miles offshore only manage to bring back enough food to raize one chick. They are the only booby with prehensile feet and nest in trees and bushes rather than on the gound as the Blue-foots and Nazca booby do.
    2G1823_Red-footed_Booby.tif
  • Vampire Finch or Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis) feeding on blood from Nazca Booby. (Sula granti)<br />
Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
On Darwin and Wolf Islands this species has developed the interesting feeding habit of pecking the base of the back feathers until the bird bleeds and drinking the blood. Normally they feed on bird lice but this is probably due to the pausity of food and water on these two islands.
    2G1858_Vampire_Finch_&_Nazca_Boo...tif
  • Vampire Finch or Sharp-beaked Ground Finch (Geospiza difficilis) feeding on blood from Nazca Booby. (Sula granti)<br />
Wolf Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
On Darwin and Wolf Islands this species has developed the interesting feeding habit of pecking the base of the back feathers until the bird bleeds and drinking the blood. Normally they feed on bird lice but this is probably due to the pausity of food and water on these two islands.
    2G1846_Vampire_Finch_&_Nazca_Boo...tif
  • Nazca Booby (formerly Masked booby) (Sula granti)<br />
Wolf Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
They are intermediate between the blue-footed and red-footed booby. They are also plunge-divers but feed further afield than the blue-foots in the inter-island area. They have fewer large colonies but are widespread throughout the archipelago. Sexes are simular and like the blue-foots, nest on the ground. Usually their nests are near cliff edges. Although they lay 2 eggs they only ever raise one chick. The healthier chick pushed the other out of the guano ring - representing the nest. The parents ignore the battle known as 'obligate sibling murder' and leave the chick to its fate.
    2G1937_Nazca_Booby.tif
  • Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on nest with chicks<br />
Isabela Island. Western Isles of Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
These are the largest of the world's 29 cormorant species and the only one that has lost the power of flight. They live very locally to the shores of Isabela and Fernandina Islands and although they can not fly still retain vestigial wings which help them to balance when jumping from rock to rock. As they do not produce much oil to waterproof their wings they must dry out their wings when they return to shore. Nests are constructed of seaweed, flotsam and jetsam and are never more than a few meters from shore. Usually up to 3 eggs are layed.<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS
    3G0702_Flightless_Cormorant_&_Ch...tif
  • Mina de Azufre (Sulphur fulmeroles)<br />
inside crater of Sierra Negrá Volcano (second largest volcanic crater in the world)<br />
Isabela Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    14876_Sulphur_Volcano.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise resting & Lava Lizard<br />
Geochelone elephantophus<br />
Darwin Research Station<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    15290_Giant_Tortoise.tif
  • Land Iguana reared in the Darwin Station for re-introduction into the wild<br />
Conolophus subcristatus<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    15355_Land_Iguana.tif
  • White-vented Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma gracilis galapagoensis)<br />
off of Santa Cruz Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
RANGE: off of Galapagos Islands but its breeding grounds are unknown
    GDI48_Storm_Petrel.tif
  • Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)<br />
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
These crabs are the scavengers of the coast. They feed on anything from sealion placenta to other crustaceans. They play an important role in keeping the shores clear of organic detritus.
    1G1428_Sally_Lightfoot_Crab.tif
  • Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)<br />
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
These are the only true marine lizards in the world. Although not truely social they are highly gregarious, often spending cool nights in tight clusters. As the sun rizes they can be seen sunning themselves on the rocks to heat up before going into the sea to feed. Their black coloration helps them to absorb the sun's energy and to camourflage on the lava rocks.
    1G1574_Marine_Iguanas.tif
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)<br />
Santiago Island, GALAPAGOS<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
RANGE; Alaska, USA to Islands of Venezuela & Galapagos
    1G6966_Great_Blue_Heron.tif
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with tourists boats in Puerto Ayora Harbour.<br />
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
These are the only true marine lizards in the world. Although not truely social they are highly gregarious, often spending cool nights in tight clusters. As the sun rizes they can be seen sunning themselves on the rocks to heat up before going into the sea to feed. Their black coloration helps them to absorb the sun's energy and to camourflage on the lava rocks.
    1G147 Marine Iguana & P. Ayora H...jpg
  • Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)<br />
Wolf Volcano. Isabela Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This is one of the world's rarest raptors with around 800 individuals living around the islands. Although they are commonly seen they are a vulnerable species. They scavenge on dead carcasses as well as hunt iguanas, snakes, rats, birds etc.
    WV157_Galapagos_Hawk.tif
  • Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)<br />
Off of Isabela Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Heaviest bony fish in the world.<br />
RANGE: Tropical waters around the globe.
    WV194_Ocean_Sunfish.tif
  • Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)<br />
Off of Isabela Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Heaviest bony fish in the world.<br />
RANGE: Tropical waters around the globe.
    WV197_Ocean_Sunfish.tif
  • Humpback Breach (Megaptera novaeangliae)<br />
Puerto Lopez<br />
Manabi<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America
    20160723_Humpback_Breach_270.jpg
  • Taking Biometric Data on Galapagos Giant Tortoise  (Geochelone elephantophus)<br />
Wolf Volcano, Isabela Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
In December 2008 a team of Galapagos National Park Guards, Scientiests and Vets spent 2 weeks on the volcano capturing 1663 Giant Tortoises to take blood samples and biometric data. The blood was sent to the USA for DNA analysis. Object to look for Pinta female for Lonesome George.  Distinct saddleback forms like Lonesome George found. Also Floreana genes were previously found. There seems to be a mixed gene pool possible from tortoises swimming ashore from ship wrecks etc.
    WV387_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise.tif
  • Foot of Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantophus)<br />
Wolf Volcano, Isabela Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
In December 2008 a team of Galapagos National Park Guards, Scientiests and Vets spent 2 weeks on the volcano capturing 1663 Giant Tortoises to take blood samples and biometric data. The blood was sent to the USA for DNA analysis. Object to look for Pinta female for Lonesome George.  Distinct saddleback forms like Lonesome George found. Also Floreana genes were previously found. There seems to be a mixed gene pool possible from tortoises swimming ashore from ship wrecks etc.
    WV514_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_Foot.tif
  • Volcan Ecuador<br />
Ecuador Volcano. Isabela Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    WV901_Volcan_Ecuador.tif
  • Saddleback form of Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantophus guntheri)<br />
base of Sierra Negra, Isabela Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This is a repatriated tortoises that was reared in the GNPS (Galapagos National Park Service) Tortoise breeding center in Isabela)
    WV1335_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_Sadd...tif
  • Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii excisa)<br />
Los Tuneles<br />
Lava tunnels<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic subspecies
    20170519_Blue-footed_Booby_355.tif
  • Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii excisa)<br />
Los Tuneles<br />
Lava tunnels<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic subspecies
    20170519_Blue-footed_Booby_450.tif
  • Sierra Negra Volcano<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America
    20170520_Sierra_Negra_Volcano_48.tif
  • Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)<br />
Puerto Villamil<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America
    20170521_Red_Mangrove_126.tif
  • White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis)<br />
Isabela Island, GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic subspecies
    20170519_White-cheeked_Pintail_220.tif
  • Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20161022_Tawny_Nurse_Shark_133.tif
  • Leather coral (Sinularia sp) <br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20161024_Leather_coral_187.tif
  • Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20161024_Yellow-lipped_sea_krait_175.tif
  • Tasselled Wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20161025_Tasselled_Wobbegong_58.tif
  • Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
Indonesia
    20161025_Giant_Clam_158.tif
  • Old Man in window<br />
Gam Island<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
Coral triangle<br />
Indonesia
    20161025_Old_Man_in_window_20.tif
  • Local children body painted<br />
Arborek Island<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
Coral triangle<br />
Indonesia
    20161026_Local_children_body_painted...tif
  • False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) & Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20161027_False_Clown_Anemonefish_51.tif
  • 1081782.jpg
  • Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata)<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Southeastern United States
    20120425_Yellow_Rat_Snake_19_©Pete_O...jpg
  • Mang Mountain Pitviper (Trimeresurus mangshanensis) CAPTIVE<br />
ENDEMIC to China<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Mt. Mang (Mangshan), Pingkeng District, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, elevation 700-900 m.   <br />
IUCN STATUS: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    Trimeresurus_mangshanensis_Pete_Oxfo...jpg
  • Dried snakes, China
    1094827Dried snakes.jpg
  • South American Bushmaster (Lachesis muta)<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Equatorial forests east of Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil and Trinidad
    Lachesis_muta _Pete_Oxford13.jpg
  • Eyelash palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) feeding on a mouse. Venomous snake that reaches to about 80cm in length is mostly arboreal. Feeds on small mammals and birds. The Prehensile tail is reddish brown and can be used to imitate a worm to attract prey towards it.<br />
Esmeraldas, ECUADOR,  South America<br />
Geographic range: Mexico south through Belize, Northern Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama into South America where it ranges into western Venezuela and western Ecuador.
    20088_Eyelash_palm-pitviper.tif
  • Rough-scaled dwarf boa (Trachyboa boulengeri) curled up  in defensive position. This animal was found in the rain forest of the Choco Habitat in NW Ecuador. (A THREATENED HABITAT) They are a rain forest species and occur in Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. This is a small boa, usually found in swampy areas near streams but sometimes in arboreal situations. They feed on fish, frogs and other amphibians. Adults reach to 18 inches in length. They have heavily keeled scales. Those on the top of the head and above the nose forming 'horns'. <br />
Esmeraldas Province<br />
North Coast. ECUADOR  South America
    17591_Rough-scaled_dwarf_boa.tif
  • Boa Constrictor<br />
Boa constrictor<br />
Amazon.  ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Mexico, Central and South America
    D1X_5571_Boa_Constrictor.tif
  • Boa<br />
Boa Constrictor<br />
Machalilla National Park<br />
Coast of ECUADOR.  South America
    D1X_4736_Boa_Constrictor.tif
  • Sipo Snake  (Chironius monticola) 1.2meters in length, found in Mindo Cloud Forest. +-1600 meters <br />
ECUADOR,  South America<br />
Range: Andean forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia & Venezuela<br />
This snake eats other snakes as well as other small amphibians and reptiles
    21089_Sipo_Snake.tif
  • Rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) <br />
Tena, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
All rainbow boas have dazzling irridescence of their skin.<br />
Found in forests, woodlands and savannahs adjact to forests.<br />
Non-venemous snake. They eat small mammals and birds and juveniles eat frogs.  Very strong constrictors and reach to a length of about 2 meters.  They give birth to live young.  Geographic Range: S. Venezuela, Guyana so Suriname through Amazon Basin of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
    20691_Rainbow_boa.tif
  • Amazon or Common tree boa (Corallus hortulanus) <br />
Amazon Rain Forest<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
Non-venemous snake. They eat small mammals and birds and juveniles eat frogs. They are arboreal, nocturnal snakes that spend the day draped in coils over branches.  Their prehensile tail assurs a firm grip.  They give birth to live young and the young.  Geographic Range: Southern Central America and South America
    20175_Amazon_tree_boa.tif
  • Amazon hognosed pitviper (Porthidium hyoprora)<br />
Pastaza-Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR,  South America<br />
Geographic range: Low elevation of Equatorial forests of Amazon Basin from Colombia, E Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and W Brazil.<br />
Habitat: Found on leaf litter of very humid tropical forest floors near water. They have a non-prehensile tail and are terrestrial.<br />
Venomous. Only hognosed pitpiver found in the Amazon
    20470_Amazon_hognosed_pitviper.tif
  • Variable Thorny Oyster (Spondylus varians)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160330_Variable_Thorny_Oyster_317.tif
  • Tasseled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160330_Tasseled_Scorpionfish_325.tif
  • Panda Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160330_Panda_Butterflyfish_397.tif
  • Coral reef diversity<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160330_Coral_reef_diversity_415.tif
  • Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia)<br />
& Feather stars<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160330_Giant_Barrel_Sponge_452.tif
  • Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) & Diver<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia<br />
Critically Endangered
    20160330_Hawksbill_Turtle_458.tif
  • Sea Fan (Gorgonia)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160330_Sea_Fan_532.tif
  • Kunie's Chromodoris (Chromodoris  kuniei)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Kunie's_Chromodoris_21.tif
  • Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Pygmy_Seahorse_58.tif
  • Panda Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Panda_Butterflyfish_97.tif
  • False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) & Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_False_Clown_Anemonefish_140.tif
  • Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) detail<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Soft_Coral_186.tif
  • Indian Sea Star (Fromia indica)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Indian_Sea_Star_208.tif
  • Blackspotted Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Blackspotted_Puffer_223.tif
  • Orange Cup Coral (Tubastrea)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Orange_Cup_Coral__229.tif
  • Panda Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Panda_Butterflyfish_237.tif
  • Longnose Parrotfish (Hipposcarus harid)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Longnose_Parrotfish_254.tif
  • Longnose Parrotfish (Hipposcarus harid)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Longnose_Parrotfish_255.tif
  • Soft Coral Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia<br />
Camouflage
    20160331_Soft_Coral_Crab_265.tif
  • Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) & Clark's Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) & Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Octopus_&_Anemonefish_3...tif
  • Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) & Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Pink_Anemonefish_359.tif
  • Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Common_Lionfish_463.tif
  • Yellow-mask Angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Yellow-mask_Angelfish_548.tif
  • Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Clown_triggerfish_552.tif
  • Spotted Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)<br />
Wajil Batan<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Spotted_Unicornfish_750.tif
  • Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160401_Giant_Manta_Ray_110.tif
  • Acropora table coral (Acropora sp)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160401_Acropora_table_coral_318.tif
  • Candycane Sea Cucumber (Thelenota rubralineata)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160401_Candycane_Sea_Cucumber_400.tif
  • Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata)<br />
Gili Manuk Island<br />
Banda Sea<br />
Indonesia
    20160402_Chinese_Sea_Snake_453.tif
  • Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata)<br />
Gili Manuk Island<br />
Banda Sea<br />
Indonesia
    20160402_Chinese_Sea_Snake_478.tif
  • Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata)<br />
Gili Manuk Island<br />
Banda Sea<br />
Indonesia
    20160402_Chinese_Sea_Snake_640.tif
  • Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata)<br />
Gili Manuk Island<br />
Banda Sea<br />
Indonesia
    20160402_Chinese_Sea_Snake_699.tif
  • Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata)<br />
Gili Manuk Island<br />
Banda Sea<br />
Indonesia
    20160402_Chinese_Sea_Snake_701.tif
  • Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus) Juvenile with shed skin<br />
Marakele Private Reserve, Waterberg Biosphere Reserve<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Open forest or savannah of Southern, Central Africa to Sudan and Guinea
    20110117_Spotted_Bush_Snake_&_sh...tif
  • African Rock Python (Python sebae)<br />
Marataba, A section of the Marakele National Park<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Open Savannah & riverine scrub areas of Southern and Sub-Saharan Africa<br />
AFRICA'S LARGEST SNAKE
    20110117_African_Rock_Python_26.tif
  • Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)<br />
Marataba, A section of the Marakele National Park, Waterberg Biosphere Reserve<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Absent only from desert & mountain tops throughout Africa
    20110117_Puff_Adder_77.tif
  • Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)<br />
Marakele Private Reserve, Waterberg Biosphere Reserve<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Absent only from desert & mountain tops throughout Africa
    20110117_Puff_Adder_87.tif
  • Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)<br />
Marakele Private Reserve, Waterberg Biosphere Reserve<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Absent only from desert & mountain tops throughout Africa
    20110117_Puff_Adder_52.tif
  • Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja)<br />
Rajasthan. INDIA<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
These snakes measure about 1,5 meters. They are extremely variable in colour and markings. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Cobras have a varied habitat. They do not occur in arid deserts  or in elevations above 1,800 meters but found in heavy jungles, open cultivated land and even populated areas where old masonry forms ideal refuge. Throughout Indian subcontient to southern China in the east, Philippines in the south as well as the Andamans and Sri Lanka.<br />
They are usually non aggresive and often exceedingly timid but become aggresive if disturbed. Young are much for dangerous than adults and strike repeatedly with determination.  When alarmed they adopt the well known pose with erect forebody and spread hood. The height to which the forebody is raised is approximately one-third of the total length of the snake.  While standing erect it sways backwards and forewards, hissing in an explosive manner.<br />
VENEMOUS and poison glands are active from birth.<br />
Cobras feed on rats, frogs, toads and invetebrates eggs but will also take birds, lizards and other snakes - even cobras.<br />
Cobras lay soft-shelled elongated eggs. The parents cohabit before pairing and one or both will guard the eggs and incubate.
    IND866_Spectacled_Cobra.tif
  • John's Earth Boa (Eryx johnii) Juvenile<br />
Gujarat, INDIA<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
A boa which can reach up to 90cm.  They are stout, heavy and muscular snakes more or less uniform in girth from head to tail with little constriction at the neck. The head scales are a little larger than the back scales. These snakes have a mental (chin) groove and a pronounced angular ridge on the muzzle. They have a short, stumpy, rounded tail and in general form very simular to the head. <br />
They are deft and speedy burrowers nosing their way into the earth by using the transvese ridge on its snout as a digging implement. On the ground it is slow moving.<br />
They feed mainly on mammalian like rats, mice and other small mammals which are killed by constriction. They are non-venemous.<br />
This boa is ovoviviparous and lays eggs.<br />
RANGE & HABITAT: Widely distributed in the plains of the Indian subcontinent. In hills up to 600 meters.<br />
STATUS: Common.<br />
Snake charmers who carry this species often mutilate the tail, making marking to suggest eyes and cutting a transverse incision at the tip, which leaves a scar suggesting a mouth. <br />
In south India they believe that a bite or lick from this snake can cause leprosy. In Punjab they believe that if one bites someone the same person will be bitten on each succeeding annivesary by the same snake, which will be visible only to its victim.
    IND3686_John's_Earth_Boa.tif
  • Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja)<br />
Gujarat. INDIA<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
These snakes measure about 1,5 meters. They are extremely variable in colour and markings. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Cobras have a varied habitat. They do not occur in arid deserts  or in elevations above 1,800 meters but found in heavy jungles, open cultivated land and even populated areas where old masonry forms ideal refuge. Throughout Indian subcontient to southern China in the east, Philippines in the south as well as the Andamans and Sri Lanka.<br />
They are usually non aggresive and often exceedingly timid but become aggresive if disturbed. Young are much for dangerous than adults and strike repeatedly with determination.  When alarmed they adopt the well known pose with erect forebody and spread hood. The height to which the forebody is raised is approximately one-third of the total length of the snake.  While standing erect it sways backwards and forewards, hissing in an explosive manner.<br />
VENEMOUS and poison glands are active from birth.<br />
Cobras feed on rats, frogs, toads and invetebrates eggs but will also take birds, lizards and other snakes - even cobras.<br />
Cobras lay soft-shelled elongated eggs. The parents cohabit before pairing and one or both will guard the eggs and incubate.
    IND3714_Spectacled_Cobra.tif
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