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Crete Trip May 2007:

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Rupe Member Joined: 17 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 27 View other posts by Rupe	Posted: 22 Sep 2007 Hi i am a new member to the site. Thought i would share some photos from my May visit to Crete. Occelated Skink Balkan Whip Snake Head shot of Balkan Whip Snake Young Marginated Tortoise Moorish GeckoRupe39347.3619328704

snakey Member Joined: 14 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 30 View other posts by snakey	Posted: 22 Sep 2007 welcome rupe. love the head shot.which species of lacertid lizards did you encounter?

Rupe Member Joined: 17 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 27 View other posts by Rupe	Posted: 22 Sep 2007 Hi; Plenty of Balkan Green Lizards but did not find Erhards wall lizard which was odd as they are found in this area.

Jeroen Senior Member Joined: 03 Nov 2004 No. of posts: 121 View other posts by Jeroen	Posted: 24 Sep 2007 [QUOTE=Rupe]did not find Erhards wall lizard which was odd as they are found in this area.[/QUOTE] Dear Rupe, As you may or may not know, on the Cretan mainland, erhardii is limited to the western parts of the island. Are you sure about your tortoise being a marginated one? Tortoise records from Crete are confusing, though officially only Testudo graeca seems to be accepted to live there more or less naturally. Do you have a shot of the animal's belly? g's, Jeroen. Jeroen Speybroeck http://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/

Rupe Member Joined: 17 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 27 View other posts by Rupe	Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Hi Jeroen I agree Marginated Tortoises have not been seen on Crete for many years and are presumed extinct. However this one was found in the wild . As it was possibly less than a year old it may been born on the island and not someones escaped pet. I believe Marginated are the only mediteranian tortoises with the triangle shaped markings on the plastron. Rupe39349.6016087963

Jeroen Senior Member Joined: 03 Nov 2004 No. of posts: 121 View other posts by Jeroen	Posted: 25 Sep 2007 That's why I was asking for a view of the belly. Interesting stuff, Rupe! Jeroen Speybroeck http://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/

superdart Member Joined: 14 Sep 2008 No. of posts: 7 View other posts by superdart	Posted: 02 Oct 2008 On a recent trip to Crete I met a lady that was breeding Marginatus and had 30 or so recently hatched young.She was wondering if there was anyone else on the Island that was breeding as well so as to exchange with them.

- Crete Trip May 2007

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