Bali to Komodo, October 1999
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Bali Wildlife
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(Click any photo throughout to see a larger version) |
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As with most wet, lush, and green tropical areas, Bali has plenty of reptiles and amphibians.
And since I love reptiles and amphibians, I took plenty of pictures of them. As always, you
can read more about all the species I saw in the Herps part of my web site.
Here are a few saurian highlights. Clockwise from left: Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus),
Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko gecko), and Bali Skink (Mabuya multifasciata balinensis).
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All four of these frogs and toads resided on the grounds of Puri Kamandalu where we stayed.
Clockwise from top-left: Black-spined Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus),
Crab-eating Frog (Fejervarya cancrivora),
Schlegel's Java Frog (Chalcorana chalconota), and
Sumatran Puddle Frog (Occidozyga sumatrana).
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We saw a decent number of birds in Bali, but the only bird pictures I managed to take were of these
cattle egrets. Thousands of white egrets and herons of at least three types roost in the trees of
the fairly small village of Petulu. I remembered that the peach color on these birds is a breeding-season
color, but I didn't remember which species they were, until Philip Griffin wrote to let me know that
they are certainly cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis).
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