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Reptiles & Amphibians Reptilia & Amphibia

The fascinating world of reptiles and amphibians through the lens.

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154
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Oct 2024
A great crested newt underwater among aquatic plants.
Pl. 49 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 640
Close-up of a great crested newt crawling underwater.
Pl. 50 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
A great crested newt underwater in a quarry pond with rock walls above, split-level.
Pl. 51 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/400 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
Toads underwater in a reedy pond during spring breeding.
Pl. 52 Common toad Bufo bufo ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/80 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
Toads underwater in a reedy pond during spring breeding.
Pl. 53 Common toad Bufo bufo ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/2.8 · ISO 200
A common toad among reed stems, vertical frame.
Pl. 54 Common toad Bufo bufo ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 250
Toads underwater among spawn strings and plants.
Pl. 55 Common toad Bufo bufo ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/5.6 · ISO 500
A common toad in the water facing the camera at eye level.
Pl. 56 Common toad Bufo bufo ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/320 · f/4 · ISO 400
A common spadefoot toad sitting on a log.
Pl. 57 Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 2000
Smooth snake coiled on the forest floor, wide-angle view.
Pl. 58 Smooth snake Coronella austriaca ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/100 · f/5.6 · ISO 125
Head-on close-up of an adder with clouded blue eyes before shedding.
Pl. 59 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
Split-level view of a shallow pond bottom with a newt near a pale stone.
Pl. 60 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/125 · f/8 · ISO 250
Macro detail of an adder's keeled scales.
Pl. 61 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 640
Fire salamander on the forest floor, wide-angle view of a spruce forest.
Pl. 62 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 1250
Low wide-angle view of a green toad among wet leaves by a puddle.
Pl. 63 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 1/125 · ISO 320
A slow worm on a mossy rock, wide-angle view with grass and blue sky.
Pl. 64 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 24 mm · 1/1250 · f/5.6 · ISO 500
Close-up portrait of a dice snake's head and eye among grass.
Pl. 65 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 125
Wide-angle view of a dice snake coiled on rocks by the riverbank.
Pl. 66 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 1/200 · ISO 200
A coiled smooth snake on a stone among gravel and plants, wide-angle view.
Pl. 67 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 1/160 · ISO 320
An Aesculapian snake hangs head-down from a tree trunk.
Pl. 68 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/250 · f/4 · ISO 2000
A common adder hidden in green grass, small in a habitat shot.
Pl. 69 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1000
A European tree frog sitting on a dead branch among grass at night.
Pl. 70 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS with a long tail above mountains in evening twilight.
Pl. 71 Reptiles & Amphibians ILCE-1 · 70 mm · 4/1 · f/4 · ISO 6400
Fire salamander on the forest floor, wide-angle view of a spruce forest.
Pl. 72 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/8 · ISO 4000
A fire salamander rests among mossy tree roots in a dark conifer forest.
Pl. 73 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-7RM4 · 1/30 · ISO 800
Fire salamander climbing a fallen log in a spruce forest, wide angle.
Pl. 74 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-1 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 1600
Wide-angle view of a fire salamander among golden beech leaves in an autumn forest valley.
Pl. 75 Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra ILCE-7RM4 · 1/30 · ISO 1000
A dark adder lies among dry leaves and moss.
Pl. 76 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 250
A dark adder basks on a mossy rock in spring.
Pl. 77 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 160
Close-up of an adder's head with clouded blue eyes before shedding.
Pl. 78 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 160
A dark adder basks on a mossy rock in spring.
Pl. 79 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 250
A coiled black adder basks on the ground with green vegetation behind.
Pl. 80 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/100 · f/5.6 · ISO 1000
Close-up of an adder's head with clouded blue eyes before shedding.
Pl. 81 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
Wide-angle view of an adder basking on a rocky slope among dry leaves.
Pl. 82 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/160 · f/8 · ISO 100
Wide-angle view of an adder basking on a rocky slope among dry leaves.
Pl. 83 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/500 · f/4 · ISO 100
Vertical wide-angle shot of an adder on a rock with trees and blue sky above.
Pl. 84 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/250 · f/4 · ISO 100
Close view of a dark adder with a clouded eye, coiled on itself.
Pl. 85 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 160
A dark common adder coiled in dry grass.
Pl. 86 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 100 mm · 1/3200 · f/2.8 · ISO 320
A wide-angle view of a common adder coiled in dry grass in its habitat.
Pl. 87 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 24 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A common adder coiled and basking in dry grass.
Pl. 88 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 100 mm · 1/1600 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A brown common adder coiled among low vegetation.
Pl. 89 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 100 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A wide-angle shot of a common adder in grass at a forest edge.
Pl. 90 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 24 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A common adder raising its head in green grass, shot from a low angle.
Pl. 91 Common European adder Vipera berus Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 70 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A brown adder basks coiled among dry grass and twigs.
Pl. 92 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 400
A brown adder rests coiled with its head raised.
Pl. 93 Common European adder Vipera berus ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 250
Close-up of a coiled smooth snake.
Pl. 94 Smooth snake Coronella austriaca ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 2000
A common spadefoot toad sitting on a log.
Pl. 95 Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 2000
A common spadefoot toad sitting on a log.
Pl. 96 Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 2500