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Map of Baguia and Ossohuna with road marked in yellow
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We considered the Escola do Reino Haudere was a potentially excellent place for herps possibly even Boulenger's pipesnake. We searched this location by day and night.
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| Escola do Reino de Haudere |
Inside it looked perfect for herping |
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| More views of the interior of the Escola do Reino de Haudere |
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| Escola do Reino de Haudere at night |
But surprisingly we found very little in the way of reptiles or amphibians. We encountered several Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko gecko) in wall holes or under the dense vegetation which had taken over the roofless building and we caught a Striped treefrog (Polypedates cf. leucomystax) in a tree growing inside one of the rooms, but otherwise we came away empty handed.
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Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko gecko |
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Adult Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko gecko |
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Juvenile Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko gecko |
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Striped treefrog
Polypedates cf. leucomystax |
On the nearby school buildings we saw more tokays and missed capturing an interesting house gecko (Hemidactylus sp.) but Paulo caught a Stub-toed gecko (Gehyra sp.) and on the hotel walls we also found Common house geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus). The Indo-Pacific house gecko (H. garnotii) is reported from Baguia but we did not find it.
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Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko gecko |
House gecko
Hemidactylus sp. |
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Common house gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus |
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Stub-toed gecko
Gehyra sp. |
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