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What

Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)

Observer

daviddo

Date

July 27, 2013 04:20 AM CEST

Description

At 4AM this spider was sitting in a room in my house at the wall at about 80cm from the floor.
The cephalothorax + adbomen measured about 1.5-2.5 cm (a bit under 1").

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Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Observer

daviddo

Date

April 9, 2011 04:47 PM CEST

Description

9 April 2011, Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, The Netherlands

Eurasian Jackdaw / Kauw (Corvus monedula). Very abundant bird in The Netherlands. Not spotting it should almost be mentioned instead of logging the observation ;-)

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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Observer

daviddo

Date

February 20, 2011 04:00 PM CET

Description

This afternoon in the meadows near Leiden in The Netherlands I saw a Eursian Spoonbill. I'm used to seeing birds from the stork and heron families. I've seen Spoonbills in Africa, but this was the first time I saw a Spoonbill in The Netherlands :-)

Blogged about it: http://wildlifespotting.blogspot.com/2011/02/european-spoonbill-in-netherlands.html

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European Mole (Talpa europaea)

Observer

daviddo

Date

June 15, 2011 10:06 PM CEST

Description

15 June 2011 - Utrecht, The Netherlands
European mole (Europese mol; Talpa europaea) found dead in a parking lot in the suburbs of Utrecht in The Netherlands. There is shrub and a park in the vicinity.

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What

Giant Toad (Rhinella horribilis)

Observer

daviddo

Date

April 9, 2007 09:59 PM CEST

Description

9 april 2007, Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Cane Toad (Rhinella marina, formerly known as Bufo marinus).

At night in the moist grass of an island in the lake near Rio Dulce. The grass was full of huge spiders, insects and of course this cane toad.

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Topi (Damaliscus lunatus ssp. jimela)

Observer

daviddo

Date

September 4, 2009 10:07 AM CEST

Description

4 September 2009 - Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya

Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela)

Species: Topi and Korrigum / Lierantilope of Basterdhartenbeest (Damaliscus lunatus)
Subspecies: Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela)

For those who like the biological details:
Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.

Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen
Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder: Pecora; Ruminants / Herkauwers
Family: Bovidae; Bovids; Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle / Holhoornigen; Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae; Wildebeests, Hartebeests, Topis / Koeantilopen
Genus: Damaliscus; Sassabies; Topis, Tsessebes, Bonteboks / Hartebeesten, Lierantilopes, Bontebokken
Species: Damaliscus lunatus; Topi and Korrigum / Lierantilope of Basterdhartenbeest
Subspecies: Damaliscus lunatus jimela; Topi

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Topi (Damaliscus lunatus ssp. jimela)

Observer

daviddo

Date

September 20, 2009 10:52 AM CEST

Description

20 September 2009 - Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela)

Species: Topi and Korrigum / Lierantilope of Basterdhartenbeest (Damaliscus lunatus)
Subspecies: Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela)

For those who like the biological details:
Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.

Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen
Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder: Pecora; Ruminants / Herkauwers
Family: Bovidae; Bovids; Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle / Holhoornigen; Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae; Wildebeests, Hartebeests, Topis / Koeantilopen
Genus: Damaliscus; Sassabies; Topis, Tsessebes, Bonteboks / Hartebeesten, Lierantilopes, Bontebokken
Species: Damaliscus lunatus; Topi and Korrigum / Lierantilope of Basterdhartenbeest
Subspecies: Damaliscus lunatus jimela; Topi

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Tailless Tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus)

Observer

daviddo

Date

July 26, 2008 12:08 PM CEST

Description

26 July 2008.
Common tenrec / gewone tenrek (Tenrec ecaudatus) in Exotic Reserve Peyrieras, Madagascar.
Captive tenrecs.

Note: Captive specimen, can't be used for wildlife distribution surveys.

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Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)

Observer

daviddo

Date

July 26, 2008 02:49 PM CEST

Description

26 July 2008
Giant leaf-tail gecko / reuzenbladstaartgekko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)

Captive specimen. Can't be used for valid wildlife distribution!

For those who like the biological details:
Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.

There is still quite some debate within the scientific world on how to classify the suborders and infraordes within Squamata. Here I've joined the snakes and geckos together in one suborder (in a previous blog post I placed the snakes classically still in their own suborder).

Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Reptilia; Reptiles / Reptielen
Order: Squamata; Scaled Reptiles / Schubreptielen
Suborder: Scleroglossa; Monitors, Geckos, Snakes, Skinks / Varanen, Gekko's, Slangen, Skinken
Infraorder: Gekkota; Geckos, Blind Lizards, Legless Lizards / Gekko's, Blinde Hagedissen, Slanghagedissen
Family: Geckonidae; Geckos / Gekko's
Subfamily: Gekkoninae;
Genus: Uroplatus; Leaf-tail or Leaf-tailed Geckos / Bladstaartgekko's
Species: Uroplatus fimbriatus; Giant Leaf-tail Gecko / Reuzenbladstaartgekko

Read the complete story at my blog: wildlifespotting.blogspot.com/2010/08/madagascar-day-2-le...

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Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis ssp. albogularis)

Observer

daviddo

Date

October 5, 2009 11:26 AM CEST

Description

5 October 2009 - Jozani Forest (Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park), Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Sykes' Monkey or White-throated Monkey / Witkeelmeerkat (Cercopithecus albogularis), subspecies: Zanzibar Sykes' Monkey / Zanzibar Witkeelmeerkat (Cercopithecus albogularis albogularis).

Subspecies Zanzibar Sykes' Monkey is also known as Cercopithecus mitis albogularis.

There is some dispute about the classification: is this Blue Monkey from Zanzibar a species (if so, what species, C. mitis or C. albogularis?) or a subspecies (C. m. albogularis or C. a. albogularis?). If anybody has an conclusive answer, please leave a comment.

For those who like the biological details:
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Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Primates; Primates / Primaten
Suborder: Haplorrhini; Tarsiers, Monkeys and Apes / Apen en Spookdieren
Infraorder: Simiiformes; Simians / Apen
Parvorder: Catarrhini; Old World Monkeys and Apes / Smalneusapen
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea; Old World Monkeys / Apen van de Oude Wereld
Family: Cercopithecidae; Old World Monkeys / Apen van de Oude Wereld
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae; Baboons, Macaques and Vervet Monkeys / Meerkatachtigen
Genus: Cercopithecus; Guenon Monkeys / Echte Meerkatten
Species: Cercopithecus albogularis; Sykes' Monkey or White-throated Monkey / Witkeelmeerkat
Subspecies: Cercopithecus albogularis albogularis or Cercopithecus mitis albogularis; Zanzibar Sykes' Monkey / Zanzibar Witkeelmeerkat

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What

Topi (Damaliscus lunatus ssp. jimela)

Observer

daviddo

Date

September 4, 2009 07:14 AM CEST

Description

4 September 2009 - Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya

Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela)

Species: Topi and Korrigum / Lierantilope of Basterdhartenbeest (Damaliscus lunatus)
Subspecies: Topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela)

For those who like the biological details:
Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.

Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen
Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder: Pecora; Ruminants / Herkauwers
Family: Bovidae; Bovids; Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle / Holhoornigen; Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae; Wildebeests, Hartebeests, Topis / Koeantilopen
Genus: Damaliscus; Sassabies; Topis, Tsessebes, Bonteboks / Hartebeesten, Lierantilopes, Bontebokken
Species: Damaliscus lunatus; Topi and Korrigum / Lierantilope of Basterdhartenbeest
Subspecies: Damaliscus lunatus jimela; Topi

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What

Tanzania Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis ssp. monoides)

Observer

daviddo

Date

October 19, 2009 05:28 PM CEST

Description

19 October 2009 - Rufiji River, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Blue Monkey or Diademed Monkey / Diadeemmeerkat (Cercopithecus mitis)

For those who like the biological details:
Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification.

Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Primates; Primates / Primaten
Suborder: Haplorrhini; Tarsiers, Monkeys and Apes / Apen en Spookdieren
Infraorder: Simiiformes; Simians / Apen
Parvorder: Catarrhini; Old World Monkeys and Apes / Smalneusapen
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea; Old World Monkeys / Apen van de Oude Wereld
Family: Cercopithecidae; Old World Monkeys / Apen van de Oude Wereld
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae; Baboons, Macaques and Vervet Monkeys / Meerkatachtigen
Genus: Cercopithecus; Guenon Monkeys / Echte Meerkatten
Species: Cercopithecus mitis; Blue Monkey or Diademed Monkey / Diadeemmeerkat

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What

Flatid Leaf Bug (Flatida rosea)

Observer

daviddo

Date

August 7, 2008 04:21 PM CEST

Description

7 August 2008 - Spiny Forest, Renalia Project, Ifaty, Madagascar.

Nymphs of the Madagascan Flatid Leaf-bug (Phromnia rosea).

These nymphs excrete a sort of white waxy substance which 'grows' from the animal like long wipsy feathers. If a bird of other predator makes a grab for one of these insects it gets a beakful of white nothing, and the animal hops away.

For those who like the biological details:
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Phylum: Arthropoda; Arthropods / Geleedpotigen
Class: Insecta; Insects / Insekten
Order: Hemiptera; True Bugs / Halfvleugeligen of Snavelvleugeligen
Suborder: Fulgoromorpha; Planthoppers / Lantaarndragerachtigen
Family: Flatidae; Flatid Planthoppers / ??
Genus: Phromnia; Flatid Leaf-bugs/ ??
Species: Phromnia rosea; Madagascan Flatid Leaf-bug / ??

Read the blog about these bugs: wildlifespotting.blogspot.com/2010/09/madagascar-day-14-w...

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Common Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Observer

daviddo

Date

October 16, 2009 10:59 AM CEST

Description

16 October 2009 - Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

Injured Common Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), subspecies Nyassaland Wildebeest or Johnston's Wildebeest or Nyassa Gnu (Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni)

For those who like the biological details:
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Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen
Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder: Pecora; Ruminants / Herkauwers
Family: Bovidae; Bovids; Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle / Holhoornigen; Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen
Subfamily: Alcelaphinae; Wildebeests, Hartebeests, Topis / Koeantilopen
Genus: Connochaetes; Wildebeests / Gnoes
Species: Connochaetes taurinus; Common Wildebeest / Gewone Gnoe
Subspecies: Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni; Nyassaland Wildebeest, Johnston's Wildebeest or Nyassa Gnu / Mozambiquegnoe

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What

Zanj Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus)

Observer

daviddo

Date

October 20, 2009 06:58 AM CEST

Description

20 October 2009 - Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Zanj Sun Squirrel or Eastern Sun Squirrel/ Zanj Zonne-eekhoorn (Heliosciurus undulatus)

Identity of this Sun Squirrel not certain. I doubt between Zanj Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus) and Mutable Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis). The early morning sun and white balance settings make it hard to ID based on fur colour. However the tail seems to be longer than the body, implying it can be the Zanj Sun Squirrel.

Please leave a comment if you can identify or have good reference sources.

Circumstances:
Early morning (7AM), Selous River Camp. A few 100m from Rufiji River. Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Highly active squirrel.

For those who like the biological details:
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Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Rodentia; Rodents / Knaagdieren
Family: Sciuridae; Squirrels / Eekhoorns
Subfamily: Xerinae; Marmots, Ground Squirrels, Afrian Tree Squirrels / Marmotten, Aardeekhoorns, Palmeekhoorns
Genus: Heliosciurus; Sun Squirrels / Zonne-eekhoorns
Species: Heliosciurus undulatus; Zanj Sun Squirrel or Eastern Sun Squirrel / Zanj Zonne-eekhoorn

Read the complete story about this wildlife encounter at my blog: wildlifespotting.blogspot.com/2010/09/day-50-zanj-sun-squ...

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Common Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)

Observer

daviddo

Date

May 13, 2011 06:45 PM CEST

Description

13 May 2011 - Cardinal beetle / Roodkopvuurkever (Pyrochroa serraticornis).

The insect is named Roodkopvuurkever in Dutch. Vuurhaantje is probably an unofficial name used at some places in The Netherlands. It's a Cardinal beetle. Scientific name Pyrochroa serraticornis. In English not to be confused with the other beetle that is named Cardinal beetle. Pyrochroa coccinea has a black head and is a bit more common than the red headed version I observed. There was a whole bunch of these beetles where I was strolling through the countryside near Leiden in The Netherlands. This is the season or month to spot Cardinal beetles!

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Water Frogs (Genus Pelophylax)

Observer

daviddo

Date

April 17, 2011 09:32 PM CEST

Description

Green frog in the Pelophylaxv genus. Three possible species (ID please!):
P. ridibundus - Marsh Frog (NL: Meerkikker),
P. lessonae - Pool Frog (NL: Poelkikker),
P. kl. esculentus (hybrid of the other two) - Edible Frog (NL: Bastaardkikker).

It was hopping around on the road just outside town at 21:30 and sat still as we approached with the dogs. Was happy to have his photo taken with my phone.

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Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)

Observer

daviddo

Date

July 26, 2008 01:35 PM CEST

Description

26 July 2008
Tomato frog / tomatenkikker (Dyscophus antongilii) - Exotic Reserve Peyrieras, Madagascar
Captive specimen

I am certain it is genus Dyscophus.
I assumed this was Dyscophus antongilii.
Can anybody tell if I am correct?

If anybody can tell for sure if it is Dyscophus antongilii or one of the other 2 Dyscophus species, please comment!

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