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SOLOMON ISLANDS the wilderness lodge 8° 47´S ° 14´E
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terrestrial critters
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tupe - the endangered coconut crab - the world's largest land invertebrate
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erebachi [monitor lizard] Varanus indicus
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puko [grasshopper]
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tumajeluku [sago gecko] Gecko vittatus
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noki kopu [Pacific ground boa] Candoia carinata
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moth - summit of Mt Mariu
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Insect bat - pupulu
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Solomons Tree Snake - noki charava - Dendrelaphis salomonis [brown variety]
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Solomons Tree Snake - noki charava - Dendrelaphis salomonis [green variety]
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Insect bats - pupulu - on vaho leaf - photo courtesy of Barbie Muller
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noki kopu [Pacific ground boa] Candoia carinata
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millipedes on vasara log - pic courtesy of Barbie Muller
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Steve and Winey with kameje - freshwater crayfish - caught with traditional leaf snare - headwaters of Kavolavata River
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mystery freshwater critter - Bukiana Creek - water scorpion?
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Emerald Tree Skink - kokobutongo - Lamprolepis smaragdina
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