I am hoping that someone can kindly help me with the identification of several species of herps.
I am primarily a birdwatcher and I do not have much difficulty with bird IDs (he says confidently!).
However, I visited the far north of Greece (from Prespa Lakes via Lake Kerkini to Evros Delta) in May of this year and amongst a huge trip list (birds), I saw several different species of snake, frog, terrapin and lizard which I am having difficulty identifying despite buying the Collins Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe.
Unfortunately I did not manage any photos of the snakes so they will probably go unidentified. However, one species that I saw more than once was a green/olive colour above with a lighter pattern below plus they were large. I also saw a swimming snake species at Lake Kerkini which was not a Grass Snake which I am familiar with. Any ideas given my very limited (pathetic!) descriptions?
I was able to photograph some frogs and lizards plus tortoise and terrapin species which hopefully someone can identify for me.
There will be some more to follow ....
I am primarily a birdwatcher and I do not have much difficulty with bird IDs (he says confidently!).
However, I visited the far north of Greece (from Prespa Lakes via Lake Kerkini to Evros Delta) in May of this year and amongst a huge trip list (birds), I saw several different species of snake, frog, terrapin and lizard which I am having difficulty identifying despite buying the Collins Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe.
Unfortunately I did not manage any photos of the snakes so they will probably go unidentified. However, one species that I saw more than once was a green/olive colour above with a lighter pattern below plus they were large. I also saw a swimming snake species at Lake Kerkini which was not a Grass Snake which I am familiar with. Any ideas given my very limited (pathetic!) descriptions?
I was able to photograph some frogs and lizards plus tortoise and terrapin species which hopefully someone can identify for me.
There will be some more to follow ....