18 Dec 2023

Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…

by morten

17 Dec 2023

Blanford’s Rock (Gecko Pristurus insignis)

Elevation: 409 meters.

by morten

17 Dec 2023

Blanford’s Rock (Gecko Pristurus insignis)

Elevation: 409 meters.

by morten

15 Dec 2023

Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)

A very young Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) that has survived the insatiable appetite of the goats - only because it growing where they cannot…

by morten

12 Dec 2023

Iphigenia socotrana

My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…

by morten

18 Jul 2023

Sikkim plant (Momordica)

Elevation: 759 meters.

by morten

5 Jul 2023

Rødflangre (Epipactis atrorubens)

Det er alltid oppmuntrende å finne orkideer i sitt nærområde, og dette eksemplaret er av de aller flotteste jeg har funnet. Jeg har funnet både rødflangre og…

by morten

9 Jun 2023

Nattfiol (Platanthera bifolia)

Jeg har i mange år fulgt med på flere bestander av Nattfiol (Platanthera bifolia) i mitt nærområde. Flere planter har desverre blitt borte, spesielt de langs…

by morten

5 Feb 2023

Blanford’s Rock Gecko (Pristurus insignis)

I've noticed Blanford's Rock Gecko (Pristurus insignis) much less frequently than those of the Socotra Mabuya (Trachylepis socotrana) and Socotra Rock Gecko…

by morten

5 Feb 2023

Socotra Rock Gecko (Pristurus sokotranus)

by morten