2023-10 Cyprus, Paphos
A tough start, but a very good ending! Together with Sven I was for 6 days in Cyprus, with full focus on herping. We only visited the west coast, mainly from Paphos up north. In the first part of the trip we had some problems, but in the second part we succeeded to find most of our top targets!
Observed species: 17
Cyprus Green Toad (Bufotes cypriensis)
Lemon-yellow Tree Frog (Hyla savignyi)
Cyprus Water Frog (Pelophylax cypriensis)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Cyprus Rock Agama (Laudakia cypriaca)
Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)
Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko (Mediodactylus orientalis)
Budak’s Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus budaki)
Ocellated Skink (Chalcides ocellatus)
Bridled Skink (Heremites vittatus)
Schreiber’s Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi)
Snake-eyed Lizard (Ophisops elegans)
Troodos Rock Lizard (Phoenicolacerta troodica)
Black Whip Snake (Dolichophis jugularis)
Coin-marked Snake (Hemorrhois nummifer)
Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus) - shed skin
Blunt-nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus)