My days are full up of lizarding, measuring, counting and sorting, but every once in a while, especially if I can sacrifice a bit of sleep, I do something fun at night. The other day was gloriously clear and so I had high hopes of getting some nice star pictures. I set out to the … More Night shots
What’s wrong with this picture? I caught this lizard the other day and was quite surprised to see it had two tails. No, this isn’t a case of toxins in the water. One of the tails, the lower one in the picture I believe, was partially autotomized and the second regenerated despite the fact that … More Two tails!
Sorry to be so remiss of late on the blog. I limped to the end of May with a bad case of food poisoning that knocked me out for a couple of days. After that, June hit, and with it the realization that my field days are extremely numbered and I still have a ton … More Updates!
As I alluded to in my last post, I went out with the fisherman the next morning to help him pull in nets. It turns out he and his hired hand had the work well in order, but I still got to take some cool pictures and get an inside look at fishing in Greece. … More Fishing off Amorgos
And, just a quick picture of the port on Amorgos. I went hiking in search of lizards as the sun went down after the long day of island hopping. Not many lizards on that trip, but a great view of the island.
Hi everyone, I’m a little behind on the blog so the next several posts are going to be picture-heavy and text-light. I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve been so wrapped up with work lately that if I wait for time to write out all the stories in detail it’ll be about time to start … More Island hopping off of Amorgos
After the early morning run around to grab my insect traps, I immediately turned around to catch a boat to Aspronissi – a small islet off the coast of Naxos. The islet has one of the densest populations of erhardii anywhere in the area, so we wanted to be sure to check it out. We … More Aspronissi
There have been SO many lizards in my life these last few days. I’ve been collecting them by the handful. It turns out catching them is the easy part. Measuring all of them though takes hours! Here’s just a smattering I caught from one of my terraces.
I’d wanted to write this post for mother’s day but got busy and wasn’t actually catching that many lizards at the time. My mother sent me to Greece this field season with a bunch of hand-sewn lizard bags that have proven absolutely perfect. I’ve been the envy of all of my herpetologist friends out here … More Lizard Bags: Thanks Mom!
Hi Everyone, Just a quick update to let you know I’m alive and well. Sorry for the long delay since last posting. I’ve quite literally been flat out every single day. Last week Tuesday thru Friday I was up and in the field at or before 6:00 am. I’m a herpetologist! We’re supposed to get … More Trap Collecting!
Colin Donihue 