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…
17 Dec 2023
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas flagellifera is found in southwestern and western Socotra, and I found several individuals near the coast of Nait. Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic.
17 Dec 2023
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas flagellifera is a species found in southwestern and western Socotra, and I found several individuals near the coast of Nait. Elevation: 263 meters.…
17 Dec 2023
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas flagellifera is a species found in southwestern and western Socotra, and I found several individuals near the coast of Nait. Elevation: 263 meters.…
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…
15 Dec 2023
Blepharis spiculifolia
Blepharis spiculifolia looks similar to Leucas spiculifolia, but is a cliff dwelling species. Blepharis spiculifolia is found on the northeastern coastal…