orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

It is that time of the year to round up some of my favorite images taken in the year of 2018. Again, lots of herps (amphibians, reptiles) this year. Mostly with a wide angle lens and/or a 60mm macro lens.

Here are just eight of them. More of them (92 more!) here: http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2019/01/favorite-images-of-2018.html

Malayan Spinejaw Snake (Xenophidion schaeferi). This is probably the rarest snake in Peninsular Malaysia. The specific ephitet was in honour of Christian Schaefer - the herpetologist who found the holotype in 1988, and donated it to Zoological Museum, Berlin. Thirty years later, I found the third specimen while out looking for frogs with a guest! Peninsular Malaysia.
Xenophidion schaeferi_MG_0876 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

A beautiful Western Bush Viper (Atheris chlorechis) we spotted late one night on our last day in Ghana back in August 2018.
Atheris chlorechis_MG_3237 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Up close with a Red-tailed Racer / Grey-tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) from the lowland forest of Peninsular Malaysia.
Gonyosoma oxycephalum_MG_1169 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Up close with a dark form ( melanistic) Dog-tooted Cat Snake (Boiga cynodon) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Boiga cynodon_MG_0360 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Dragon-head Katydid (Ellatodon blanchardi) from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Ellatodon blanchardi_MG_0266 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Up close with a Gold-ringed Cat Snake / Mangrove Cat Snake (Boiga dendrophila) from the lowland forest of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Boiga dendrophila_MG_1221 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

My new favorite lizard in Borneo - Doria's Anglehead Lizard (Gonocephalus doriae) , Sarawak, Borneo.
Gonocephalus doriae_MG_1856 copy (2) by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Baby Dwarf Crocodiles (Osteolaemus tetrapis) we found in a marsh pond up on a hill in Ghana, August 2018. They're just so cute!
Osteolaemus tetrapis_MG_3038 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Excellent images!

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

cucharared Loc: Texas, Colorado

Those are excellent! You're a reptilian fan I take it. Cool.

ron

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Thanks!

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Thanks, Ron. You'll never guess that I only started herping and photographing snakes 5 years ago. Prior to that, I was extremely terrified of snakes!!! :D

EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England

The Gold Ringed Cat Snake is just beautiful, well they are really.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Looks like you had a pretty successful year

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Fabulous images. Thank you for taking me places and showing me natures beauty that I would never see otherwise.

randave2001 Loc: Richmond

All of your images are stupendous, per usual, but the katydid made me do a double take. The way you added the environment in this one makes that critter look as big as a dinosaur.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Once again, Outstanding photographs!!

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Outstanding photographs.

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

Great stuff! I remember most of these, and its good to see them again.

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Thank you!

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Thanks for looking and commenting, Brenda, NJFrank, sippyjug104, randave2001, Retired CPO, Bmac, Mark Sturtevant. Much appreciated.