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…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands,…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on…
17 Dec 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
Cynanchum revoilii has a strange looking, but edible fruit. I've encountered many in bloom in the northwest this visit, but only this one with fruit.…
17 Dec 2023
Simple-leaved Bean Caper (Zygophyllum simplex)
Elevation: 263 meters. Native range is Cape Verde, Sahara to Tanzania and Northwest India, Angola to South Africa.
17 Dec 2023
Ochradenus socotranus
This Ochradenus socotranus grows on Socotra’s Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 263 meters. It is endemic to Socotra.……
17 Dec 2023
Ochradenus socotranus
This Ochradenus socotranus grows on Socotra’s Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. During the summer months the southwestern monsoon reigns…
16 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) Bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on…
16 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) Bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on…