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travis
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Great signs. Were they specifically for Echinotriton or are there other newts/sals in the area? You don't see any of those over here in the US,atleast not for salamanders.
Too bad you didn't find any E.andersoni. Maybe next time
-Travis
Too bad you didn't find any E.andersoni. Maybe next time
-Travis
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The first sign is specifically for Echinotriton andersoni, though most newts squashed on the roads in Okinawa, especially when it rains, are Cynops ensicauda. The red print says "crossing, take care" followed by the black print saying "ibo imori" or Echinotriton.
The second sign is put up by the prefectural agency in charge of that particular stretch of road, the construction of which incorporated a feature designed to enable animals trapped in drainage ditches that often line both sides of the paved lumber roads in this area to escape from them. The red print on it is a request for anybody who finds small animals trapped in the ditches to rescue them and return them to the forest.
The bird illustrated there is the rare and nationally protected Okinawa Rail (Gallirallus okinawae), a flightless species discovered only in 1981. It is calling to its young, saying "hurry on over". One of them is saying "mama" but the print there is too small in that pic for me to read what the other one is saying
The turtle is probably Geoemyda japonica, also a nationally protected species, and the newts are E.andersoni. I did perform a half-hearted search for andersoni but extensive probing didn't seem such a good idea at the time as the notoriously aggressive Habu pit vipers that inhabit the area are especially active in early December, seeking out ideal hibernation sites. Next time for sure
(Message edited by TJ on December 15, 2003)
The second sign is put up by the prefectural agency in charge of that particular stretch of road, the construction of which incorporated a feature designed to enable animals trapped in drainage ditches that often line both sides of the paved lumber roads in this area to escape from them. The red print on it is a request for anybody who finds small animals trapped in the ditches to rescue them and return them to the forest.
The bird illustrated there is the rare and nationally protected Okinawa Rail (Gallirallus okinawae), a flightless species discovered only in 1981. It is calling to its young, saying "hurry on over". One of them is saying "mama" but the print there is too small in that pic for me to read what the other one is saying
The turtle is probably Geoemyda japonica, also a nationally protected species, and the newts are E.andersoni. I did perform a half-hearted search for andersoni but extensive probing didn't seem such a good idea at the time as the notoriously aggressive Habu pit vipers that inhabit the area are especially active in early December, seeking out ideal hibernation sites. Next time for sure
(Message edited by TJ on December 15, 2003)
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philipp
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Heyall
Best wishes to everybody to survive the next days,.....
I just love the japanese way of illustrating problems. In europe, everything has to look "serious" and everything´s reduced to symbols.
I do have a Tylototriton kweichowensis tattoed on my left arm, and it´s actually looking like i would show a japanese person what i really adore and that my arm´s protected
Merry Christmas
Philipp
P.S.: Tim: Just have a look at those beautiful Poisonous snakes you have in Japan I personally prefer those animals to every dog that is bigger than a guinea pig
Best wishes to everybody to survive the next days,.....
I just love the japanese way of illustrating problems. In europe, everything has to look "serious" and everything´s reduced to symbols.
I do have a Tylototriton kweichowensis tattoed on my left arm, and it´s actually looking like i would show a japanese person what i really adore and that my arm´s protected
Merry Christmas
Philipp
P.S.: Tim: Just have a look at those beautiful Poisonous snakes you have in Japan
I personally prefer those animals to every dog that is bigger than a guinea pig
