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5 Feb 2023

Socotra Mabuya (Trachylepis socotrana)

The trail to Hoq cave is a great place to see the Socotra Mabuya (Trachylepis socotrana), as they are easily seen from the trail. Endemic.

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5 Feb 2023

Socotra Mabuya (Trachylepis socotrana)

The endemic Socotra Mabuya (Trachylepis socotrana) and the Socotra Rock Gecko (Pristurus sokotranus) are species commonly seen in the same landscape throughout…

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25 Jun 2021

Hvitbergknapp (Sedum album)

Hvitbergknapp (Sedum album) vokser spredt på Fyrsteilene og trives der nesten ingen andre arter klarer seg. Denne vokser stor og livskraftig i skråningen ned…

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3 Feb 2015

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

As I was busy photographing the flowers of a Cucumis prophetarum, this Socotra skink (Trachylepis socotrana) entered the scene and started consuming one flower…

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1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.

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1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…

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1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…

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31 Aug 2014

Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum)

Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum) er en sentblomstrende redning for mange insekter, og selv langt ut i september kan de blomstre og om man sitter litt ved en…

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21 Aug 2014

Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum) UV

I UV lys er smørbukken variert og spennende - kanskje mer enn i det synlige lyset? Det er spesielt humler og bier som besøker smørbukken, og er en siste…

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11 Nov 2013

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

The Giant Anteater is threatened and thus not common to see - even in Pantanal. I was really grateful to see it the very first morning of my stay, and hoped to…

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