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Reptiles & Amphibians Reptilia & Amphibia

The fascinating world of reptiles and amphibians through the lens.

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Coiled nose-horned viper on a rock with a wide landscape view behind.
Pl. 01 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 1/200 · ISO 125

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Reptiles & Amphibians

Date
Apr 2024
Camera
SONY ILCE-7RM4
Lens
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Exposure
1/200 s · ISO 125
Low-angle view of shallow water and dry reeds, the habitat of the common frog.
Pl. 02 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 800 mm · 1/1250 · f/5.6 · ISO 250
A dark newt on a mossy bank beside a forest stream, wide-angle view.
Pl. 03 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/125 · f/8 · ISO 500
Wide-angle view of a nose-horned viper basking on sunlit rocks in its habitat.
Pl. 04 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 24 mm · 1/100 · f/8 · ISO 320
Several sand martins flying around a sandy slope of their colony.
Pl. 05 European glass lizard Pseudopus apodus ILCE-9M3 · 560 mm · 1/4000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
Wide-angle view of an Aesculapian snake coiled in leaf litter at a forest tree base.
Pl. 06 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 1/50 · ISO 3200
Dice snake swimming over underwater rocks.
Pl. 07 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-9M3 · 24 mm · 1/640 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
Wide-angle view of a fire salamander among golden beech leaves in an autumn forest valley.
Pl. 08 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-7RM4 · 1/30 · ISO 1000
Close-up of a juvenile Aesculapian snake's head with its yellow neck patches.
Pl. 09 Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
A brown adder rests coiled with its head raised.
Pl. 10 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/80 · f/8 · ISO 200
Nose-horned viper raising its head and flicking its tongue.
Pl. 11 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 200 mm · 1/400 · f/8 · ISO 640
A Hermann's tortoise walks on dry ground under Mediterranean scrub.
Pl. 12 Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/1000 · f/4 · ISO 250
Nose-horned viper lying on a limestone rock against a soft green background.
Pl. 13 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 200 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 640
Close-up portrait of a nose-horned viper's head and horn.
Pl. 14 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 200 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
A green lizard basking on a rock among shrubs.
Pl. 15 European green lizard Lacerta viridis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 500
A great crested newt underwater in a quarry pond with rock walls above, split-level.
Pl. 16 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/250 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
A European tree frog on top of an old stump against a dark night background.
Pl. 17 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
Wide-angle view of a brown adder coiled on a dry slope.
Pl. 18 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/1000 · f/2 · ISO 100
A tiny grass snake head peeks over a log with bracket fungi.
Pl. 19 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/4000 · f/4 · ISO 1000
Toads underwater among spawn strings and plants.
Pl. 20 Common toad Bufo bufo ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
A calling European tree frog with inflated vocal sac among wetland plants at night.
Pl. 21 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
A glass lizard crawls through grass and red soil under pine trees.
Pl. 22 European glass lizard Pseudopus apodus ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 125
Fire salamander on a rotting log beneath a fern in a spruce forest.
Pl. 23 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/1.8 · ISO 400
A European glass lizard lies on a log in grassland near a dry-stone wall.
Pl. 24 European glass lizard Pseudopus apodus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 100
Low wide-angle view of a Hermann's tortoise walking past a stone in grassland.
Pl. 25 Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/100 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
A Hermann's tortoise crawls up a grassy slope, shot from ground level.
Pl. 26 Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/250 · f/2 · ISO 100
A green lizard basking on a rock among shrubs.
Pl. 27 European green lizard Lacerta viridis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 500
Two Hermann's tortoises mating among grass and shrubs.
Pl. 28 Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni 341 mm · 1/400 · f/8 · ISO 6400
A Dalmatian wall lizard basking on a tree branch.
Pl. 29 Dalmatian wall lizard Podarcis melisellensis ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
A Dalmatian algyroides with a blue throat on a limestone rock.
Pl. 30 Blue-throated keeled lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus  · 600 mm · 1/1000 · f/8 · ISO 3200
Wide-angle view of a fire salamander among golden beech leaves in an autumn forest valley.
Pl. 31 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-7RM4 · 1/30 · ISO 320
A snake-eyed skink on a dry leaf at Pliešovce.
Pl. 32 Snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
A common spadefoot sitting on sandy soil.
Pl. 33 Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A male Dalmatian algyroides with blue throat and red flanks on a ledge.
Pl. 34 Blue-throated keeled lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus  · 489 mm · 1/80 · f/5.6 · ISO 6400
Split-level view of a shallow pond bottom with a newt near a pale stone.
Pl. 35 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/125 · f/8 · ISO 250
A spadefoot half buried in soil with only its eyes showing.
Pl. 36 Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 500
A European tree frog sitting on a weathered log.
Pl. 37 European tree frog Hyla arborea Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 189 mm · 1/2000 · f/4 · ISO 500
Wide-angle view of the spadefoot's sandy habitat with a toad on the ground.
Pl. 38 Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/320 · f/4 · ISO 100
A juvenile Aesculapian snake hangs down from a branch.
Pl. 39 Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 200
A juvenile Aesculapian snake hangs down from a branch.
Pl. 40 Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
Close-up of an adder's head emerging between stones.
Pl. 41 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 100 mm · 1/50 · f/8 · ISO 200
A slow worm lies coiled on a mossy rock in a green forest, shot with a wide-angle lens.
Pl. 42 Slow worm Anguis fragilis ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/8 · ISO 250
A green tree frog rests on top of broken reed stems against a soft beige background.
Pl. 43 European tree frog Hyla arborea ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 200
A tree frog sits on a reed stem at night beneath a bright moon in a wide-angle vertical shot.
Pl. 44 European tree frog Hyla arborea ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 10/1 · f/8 · ISO 4000
A green tree frog clings to a diagonal reed stem among dry reeds.
Pl. 45 European tree frog Hyla arborea ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
A tree frog climbs a broken reed stem in a wetland of dry reeds, shown with its habitat.
Pl. 46 European tree frog Hyla arborea ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 100
A great crested newt underwater among aquatic plants.
Pl. 47 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
A great crested newt in a quarry pond with sky and cliffs above, vertical split-level.
Pl. 48 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/5.6 · ISO 125