Bali to Komodo, October 1999
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Other Wildlife
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(Click any photo throughout to see a larger version) |
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I couldn't let you leave my tales of Indonesian adventure without a few more lizards. There
is a complete account of all the reptiles and amphibians I saw on this trip (and anywhere
else, for that matter) on the Herps part of my web site.
Here are a few more lizards from our trip. Clockwise from right: Common Flying Dragon (Draco volans),
Asian House Gecko (Cosymbotus platyurus), and
Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink (Sphenomorphus melanopogon).
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These spiders, common throughout our journey, were gigantic. This one's leg span was the
size of your hand. They are not especially venomous, but I for one wouldn't want to test how strong
its big red mandibles are.
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And finally, last but not least, is the monkey picture. Really this whole "Other Wildlife" page
was just an excuse to fit the monkey picture in somehow. This crab-eating or long-tailed macaque
(Macaca fascicularis) was one of many that we saw in the hills of Sumbawa. Monkeys are
just soooooo cute, aren't they?
On Rinca these monkeys have to worry about becoming lizard chow. As do the people, to some
extent.
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John Sullivan
November 11, 1999
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