C. M. Kosemen

Artist and Researcher

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Field herping

Reptiles and amphibians (herptiles) are my favourite animals. Wherever I go, I try to find them, catch them, and photograph them. “Field herping”, as enthusiasts call it, is a great hobby, full of discoveries and wonder.Here is a collection of my field herping photographs, catalogued by country, with the associated date, habitat, location and altitude data. The genders of the animals are also indicated whenever possible.

Click here to access my iNaturalist account, which also contains the observations listed on this page.

List of identified genera and species:

- Ablepharus budaki
- Ablepharus kitaibelii
- Acanthodactylus schreiberi
- Anaololacerta oertzeni
- Anatololacerta pelasgiana
- Blanus strauchi
- Bufotes viridis
- Chalcides ocellatus
- Coronella austriaca
- Cryptoblepharus virgatus
- Diphoriphora australis
- Eirenis modestus
- Ensatina eschscholtzii
- Eulamprus quoyii
- Hemidactylus frenatus
- Hemidactylus turcicus
- Heremites vittatus
- Lampropholis delicata
- Limnodynastes peronii
- Litoria caerulea
- Macrovipera lebetina
- Malpolon insignitus
- Mauremys rivulata
- Mediodactylus kotschyi
- Natrix natrix
- Ophisops elegans
- Pelophylax bedriagae
- Phoenicolacerta laevis
- Podarcis siculus
- Podarcis tauricus
- Podarcis tiliguerta
- Podarcis waglerianus
- Rhinella marina
- Stellagama stellio
- Tarentola mauritanica
- Testudo gracea
- Testudo hermanni
- Thamnophis atratus
- Tropidonophis mairii
- Xerotyphlops vermicularis

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Turkey and Turkish North Cyprus

Worm snake
Xerotyphlops vermicularis
Tekirova - ANTALYA / TURKEY
26.4.2016 | Altitude: 5 m.

Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
29.3.2013 | Altitude: 40 m.

Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Maçka - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
11.4.2017 | Altitude: 63 m.

Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise
Testudo graeca
Finike - ANTALYA / TURKEY
29.3.2013 | Altitude: 705 m.

Rock agama
Stellagama stellio
Anıtlı (Hah) - MARDIN / TURKEY
22.9.2018 | Altitude: 973 m.

Rock agama
Stellagama stellio
Şirince - IZMIR / TURKEY
24.4.2013 | Altitude: 350 m.

Rock agama
Stellagama stellio
Salamis - TURKISH NORTH CYPRUS
23.5.2015 | Altitude: 6 m.

Balkan wall lizard
Podarcis tauricus
Tuzla - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
12.9.2006 | Altitude: 19 m.

Italian wall lizard
Podarcis siculus ♂
Üsküdar - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
15.6.2015 | Altitude: 40 m.

Italian wall lizard
Podarcis siculus
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
29.8.2011 | Altitude: 80 m.

Italian wall lizard
Podarcis siculus
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
22.4.2019 | Altitude: 30 m.

Italian wall lizard
Podarcis siculus
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
12.3.2020 | Altitude: 30 m.

Phoenician lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis ♂
Köyceğiz - MUĞLA / TURKEY
13.6.2016 | Altitude: 8 m.

Phoenician lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis ♂ & ♀
Köyceğiz - MUĞLA / TURKEY
13.6.2016 | Altitude: 3 m.

Levantine marsh frog
Pelophylax bedriagae
Ortakent - MUĞLA / TURKEY
20.8.2017 | Altitude: 2 m.

Levantine marsh frog
Pelophylax bedriagae
Tekirova - ANTALYA / TURKEY
27.4.2016 | Altitude: 30 m.

Snake-eyed lizard
Ophisops elegans
Şirince - İZMİR / TURKEY
25.8.2018 | Altitude: 366 m.

Snake-eyed lizard
Ophisops elegans
Rizokarpaso (Dipkarpaz) - TURKISH NORTH CYPRUS
24.4.2015 | Altitude: 160 m.

Snake-eyed lizard
Ophisops elegans
Seyitören - ESKİŞEHİR / TURKEY
8.5.2017 | Altitude: 800 m.

Grass snake
Natrix natrix
Polonezköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
9.5.2015 | Altitude: 196 m.

Kotschy's gecko
Mediodactylus ~~kotschyi~~ danilewskii
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
9.6.2010 | Altitude: 120 m.

Kotschy's gecko
Mediodactylus ~~kotschyi~~ danilewskii
Mt. Tahtalı - ANTALYA / TURKEY
15.5.2015 | Altitude: 800 m.

Kotschy's gecko
Mediodactylus ~~kotschyi~~ danilewskii
Göynük - ANTALYA / TURKEY
25.4.2016 | Altitude: 60 m.

Anatolian thin-toed gecko
Mediodactylus heterocercum
Mardin - MARDIN / TURKEY
25.4.2016 | Altitude: 60 m.

Anatolian thin-toed gecko
Mediodactylus heterocercum
Mardin - MARDIN / TURKEY
25.4.2016 | Altitude: 58 m.

Striped terrapin
Mauremys rivulata
Köyceğiz - MUĞLA / TURKEY
13.6.2016 | Altitude: 2 m.

Eastern Montpelier snake
Malpolon insignitus
Sarayören - ESKİŞEHİR / TURKEY
8.5.2017 | Altitude: 800 m.

Levantine viper
Macrovipera lebetina
Salamis - TURKISH NORTH CYPRUS
23.4.2015 | Altitude: 6 m.

Bridled mabuya
Heremites vittatus
Mardin Airport - MARDIN / TURKEY * (Found inside airport terminal!)
24.9.2018 | Altitude: 529 m.

Turkish gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Üsküdar - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
9.8.2011 | Altitude: 120 m.

Turkish gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Kuzguncuk - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
6.8.2013 | Altitude: 5 m.

Turkish gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Etiler - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
24.5.2019 | Altitude: 150 m.

Turkish gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
30.8.2016 | Altitude: 150 m.

Modest snake
Eirenis modestus
Göynük - ANTALYA / TURKEY
25.4.2016 | Altitude: 100 m.

Smooth snake
Coronella austriaca
Doğancılar - ANKARA / TURKEY
9.9.2004 | Altitude: 1098 m.

Ocellated skink
Chalcides ocellatus
Mehmetçik (Galateia) - TURKISH NORTH CYPRUS
22.4.2015 | Altitude: 40 m.

Green toad
Bufotes (=Pseudepidalea) viridis
Üsküdar - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
2.6.2010 | Altitude: 20 m.

Green toad
Bufotes (=Pseudepidalea) variabilis
Üsküdar - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
4.9.2007 | Altitude: 100 m.

Anatolian worm lizard
Blanus strauchi ♂ & ♀
Gümüşlük - MUĞLA / TURKEY
22.5.2017 | Altitude: 220 m.

Anatolian worm lizard
Blanus strauchi
Kıyıkışlacık (Iasos) - MUĞLA / TURKEY
18.5.2018 | Altitude: 5 m.

Pelasgian rock lizard
Anatololacerta pelasgiana ♀
Kumluca/Çıralı - ANTALYA / TURKEY
15.5.2015 | Altitude: 5 m.

Pelasgian rock lizard
Anatololacerta pelasgiana ♂
Göynük - ANTALYA / TURKEY
25.4.2016 | Altitude: 65 m.

Schreiber's fringe-toed lizard
Acanthodactylus schreiberi
Salamis - TURKISH NORTH CYPRUS
23.4.2015 | Altitude: 6 m.

Snake-eyed skink
Ablepharus kitaibellii
Kuruçeşme - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
7.10.2017 | Altitude: 63 m.

Cypriot snake-eyed skink
Ablepharus budaki
Mehmetçik (Galateia) - TURKISH NORTH CYPRUS
22.4.2015 | Altitude: 40 m.

Budak's juniper skink
Ablepharus budaki
Tekirova - ANTALYA / TURKEY
26.4.2016 | Altitude: 5 m.

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Greece

Rock agama
Stellagama stellio
Symi - DODECANESE / GREECE
5.8.2014 | Altitude: 3 m.

Green toad
Bufotes (=Pseudepidalea) viridis
Plaka - ATTICA / GREECE
10.8.2007 | Altitude: 67 m.

Anatolian rock lizard
Anatololacerta oertzeni ♀
Rhodes - DODECANESE / GREECE
1.8.2014 | Altitude: 21 m.

Anatolian rock lizard
Anatololacerta oertzeni ♂
Epano Kalamonas, Rhodes - DODECANESE / GREECE
3.8.2014 | Altitude: 202 m.

Snake eyed skink
Ablepharus kitaibelii
Elia Nikitis - HALKIDIKI / GREECE
23.4.2012 | Altitude: 4 m.

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Italy / Sardinia

Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
Torre dei Corsari - SARDINIA / ITALY
20.5.2016 | Altitude: 12 m.

Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Podarcis tiliguerta ♂
Cala Gonone - SARDINIA / ITALY
23.5.2016 | Altitude: 2 m.

Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Podarcis tiliguerta ♂
Cala Gonone - SARDINIA / ITALY
23.5.2016 | Altitude: 3 m.

Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Podarcis tiliguerta ♀
Cala Gonone - SARDINIA / ITALY
24.5.2016 | Altitude: 3 m.

Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Podarcis tiliguerta ♂
Cala Gonone - SARDINIA / ITALY
24.5.2016 | Altitude: 3 m.

Italian wall lizard
Podarcis siculus ♂
Orosei - SARDINIA / ITALY
25.5.2016 | Altitude: 6 m.

Italian wall lizard
Podarcis siculus ♀
Orosei - SARDINIA / ITALY
25.5.2016 | Altitude: 6 m.

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Italy / Sicily

Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
AGRIGENTO - SICILY / ITALY
22.9.2015 | Altitude: 68 m.

Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
Scopello - SICILY / ITALY
25.9.2019 | Altitude: 103 m.

Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
AGRIGENTO - SICILY / ITALY
22.9.2015 | Altitude: 68 m.

Sicilian wall lizard
Podarcis waglerianus ?
Taormina - SICILY / ITALY
19.9.2015 | Altitude: 176 m.

Sicilian wall lizard
Podarcis waglerianus
Selinunte - SICILY / ITALY
24.9.2015 | Altitude: 31 m.

Sicilian wall lizard
Podarcis waglerianus
Scopello - SICILY / ITALY
26.9.2015 | Altitude: 103 m.

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Lebanon

Phoenician lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis
Byblos - MONT LIBAN / LEBANON
17.11.2010 | Altitude: 10 m.

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United States of America

Aquatic garter snake
Thamnophis atratus
Coos Bay - OREGON / U.S.A
3.7.2016 | Altitude: 2 m.

Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii ?
Port Orford - OREGON / U.S.A
6.7.2016 | Altitude: 10 m.

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Australia

Keelback snake ?
Tropidonophis mairii ?
Cape Gloucester - QUEENSLAND / AUSTRALIA
13.2.2015 | Altitude: 5 m.

Marine toad
Rhinella marina
Airlie Beach- QUEENSLAND / AUSTRALIA
12.2.2015 | Altitude: 6 m.

White's treefrog
Litoria caerulea
Cape Gloucester - QUEENSLAND / AUSTRALIA
13.2.2015 | Altitude: 5 m.

Striped marsh frog
Limnodynastes peronii
Alexandria, Sydney - NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIA
04.2.2015 | Altitude: 18 m.

Rainbow skink
Lampropholis delicata
Alexandria, Sydney - NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIA
04.2.2015 | Altitude: 18 m.

Asian house gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Cape Gloucester - QUEENSLAND / AUSTRALIA
13.2.2015 | Altitude: 5 m.

Eastern water-skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Bondi, Sydney - NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIA
09.2.2015 | Altitude: 5 m.

Eastern two-line dragon
Diporiphora australis
La Perouse, Sydney - NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIA
06.2.2015 | Altitude: 3 m.

Wall Skink
Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Alexandria, Sydney - NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIA
03.2.2015 | Altitude: 17 m.

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