It’s go again !
Atheris, still in its thirst for discovery, launched out this year to visit a mythical country in South America, Ecuador. A country rather small in size (compared to its neighbors of South America), but great due to its incredible biodiversity.
In two weeks of visit, we do not pretend to inventory all the herpetofauna of the country, obviously. The choice is even towards relatively limited trips: trip by mini-bus, only three separate sites, but judiciously chosen to observe a maximum of species!

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Israel is a country with the advantage of hosting a large number of species on a small area. It is ideal for short herpetological trips. And the country is home to several mythical species… So here we are on the road for a short journey of a week!

Team Israel 2019

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It was obviously a must for the association… The Komodo Islands are simply mythical for any reptile lover … Who did not grow up looking in the books or in front of the TV the incredible Komodo dragons?

So it’s gone for 15 days of pure naturalistic happiness, on the Komodo islands first, then on Borneo, home to no less than 6 species of viperidae …

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What happiness to comeback to Guiana, its biodiversity, our friends and to still do many beautiful discoveries!

We come back after 3 intense weeks. We already knew this beautiful territory because we had already observed many species in 2015.

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Mexico is the paradise of Reptiles. It is the country where live the most reptiles species in the world. Sooner or later, Atheris had to come here! It’s finally a team of three people, Maud, Fabrice et Matthieu which land in Mexico City then Guadalajara… Here expect us three Mexican naturalists, Juan, Ulises and Hector. Let’s go for three weeks of adventure!

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Here we are, for the fourth year in a row, visiting Morocco. This country is a paradise for reptile fans! As every year, our friend Abdou has joined us. We are accompanied by Dylan, Miguel, Marion and Jean, four members of the association, who we hope will not be disappointed with the trip! Our goal is to contribute to the improvement of knowledge in progress in this country (study of the distribution of species, genetic samples, etc). We spent a week exploring different types of habitats to produce presence data and rise our photo and video database. The research is also done in tanks, many in these arid areas, and where animals often fall. This is an opportunity to save these animals while making some unpublished observations.

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Costa Rica is a small country by its size: 51 000 km². On the other hand, in terms of biodiversity, it is simply remarkable. Amphibians and Reptiles alone, we are talking about more than 400 species!
In addition, Costa Rica has focused on green tourism and the preservation of biodiversity. The preserved natural areas are still numerous, and everything is made to welcome naturalists curious about the tropical fauna. We had already visited this country in the past, and it was urgent to return there, to discover the most remarkable species of the country.

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