6/11/2023 0 Comments Portugal by Paul Southern![]() MaTiger Hollanders, Paul Lambourne, Trevor Willis and Ronald Zimmerman. This trip the team consisted of a mixed Dutch/British group: Wouter Beukema, Also, temperaturesĭespite that we did well and found an impressive number (31!) of species, thanks to a team that kept the spirits high. The last two days the sun emerged and the wind became less, but we found that many temporary ponds had gone dry. But temperatures were only barely above freezing, and with a storm raging on,Ĭonditions were not optimal for ectothermic animals to be out. Two days we had some rain after a long period of drought which made some amphibians leave their hiding places. Still, weather conditions weren't as optimal as we had hoped for. Amphibians were a bit thin on the ground, while reptiles proved to be somewhat easier. Us to still see some amphibians, but mostly reptiles should be a bit easier to find at this time of year, as they just emerge out of hibernation. ![]() This time I chose not to go in December but in the end of winter. ![]() After Blanus mariae was described as a new species this meant I had to go back to this area. Back in 2010 we were incredibly lucky with the rainy weather conditions, but we did not see any Blanus Significantly different from a closely related and equally widespread species. The species that made me want to go back to the south of the Iberian Peninsula is neither a species I have been wanting to see since childhood (as it was only described in 2009), nor does it look ![]()
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