Dr. Bill Lamar Interview, An Avian Life List, & Close calls with B. atrox

[bioteacher]

A look into how Dr. Lamar got his start in herpetology, what he's currently up to with research, and a very close call with one big, angry Bothrops atrox.

Link:
http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/2012/0...vian-life.html

[reptileexperts]

Hmm I was expecting more on the bird side since it was part of the title but only got mentioned as simply keeping a life list of birds more so than reptiles. I have to say that I personally started out my biology life in herpetology, this led to travels, which led to photographry, which led to birds. Now 3 years later with the birds I've built a life list of 774 birds for the world and over 445 just in the US (mainly Texas (350+) and Arizona (75+)).

Interestingly enough, I ran into a amphibian down in Panama that has yet to be identified properly. Some believe to have ID'd it down to a Harlaquin Frog (Criitcally endangered) Juvenile, but I have my skeptics about such a find. The image is here if any Central / South American Amphibers want to take a stab at it :-)



Or you can visit this link for a description and map showing where it was located.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/codycon...7628313235403/

All in all, good read :-)

[gardenfiend138]

Thanks for sharing that fun read! And what a cool frog species to document!

[bioteacher]

Very cool reptileexperts! Sorry to disappoint on the avian stuff - I had found it interesting that he doesn't have a herp life list. Btw, 750+... very impressive! Interesting amphib as well - would you mind if I passed it on to a few people to try to id it? Also, where in Panama was it found - region/elevation?

Thanks gardenfiend138! Was hoping it would be entertaining. He is a knowledgeable guy.

[reptileexperts]

Please pass it forward. I'll see if I can get brave enough about posting another shot of a species I found in Belize that is not described yet to my knowledge. It's a unique gonatodis gecko.

And thanks its getting hard to add birds without traveling now!

[reptileexperts]

It was found in the canal district Between Gamboa and Summit. Photographed late November 2011.

[bioteacher]

Awesome, thanks! I added you on flickr to check out some of your photos - nice stuff.

I passed on the amphibian photo to a few people, I'll let you know what comes back. Definitely post up the gecko! I'd love to see it.

[reptileexperts]

I added you as a contact as well. I'll post it as private for contacts only. It's a sensitive matter thanks to a very esteemed herpetologist in the UK potentially screwing me over by taking the image and running in a sense when I disused it with him while we were studying red eyed tree frogs in Belize later that week after it was found.

[bioteacher]

Sounds good Cody.

Pretty horrible what happened with the gecko species.

Anyways, sent out the photo for an id... I'll pm you about it.