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This week’s reader photo of a Varanus panoptes (yellow spotted monitor) from mid-west Western Australia, was captured by Sophie Cross @squamataout. “Photographing this monitor was a real delight, even if it took a lot of patience, as it was exceptionally wary and spooked easily on seeing human movement,” says Sophie. “Typically after being spooked it would disappear down its burrow (under this concrete slab) for 10-15 minutes, before re-emerging. From there it was a patient waiting game of usually 20 minutes just with its head poked out, to anywhere up to an hour for being fully out the burrow.” To have your image feature on our IG feed, head to our website and upload your reader photo, or tag #ausgeo! #wildlifephotography #australia #monitor #australianwildlife #herpetology #yellowspottedmonitor

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This week’s reader photo of a newly hatched Bynoe's gecko (Heteronotia binoei) was captured Sophie Cross @squamataout.“Bynoe's geckos are a relatively common species, often found under woody debris. This hatched hatchling was found in mid-west Western Australia, near Rothsay, during some field surveys for my PhD,” says Sophie. “Geckos have incredible eye colouring, and are always some of my favourite reptiles to find while out herping." #wildlifephotography #australia #australianwildlife #gecko #bynoesgecko #geckosofinstagram #australiangeckos #geckosofaustralia #thisiswa #herpetology

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Froggy Friday!!!! This pic of a motorbike frog (Litoria moorei) was captured by Sophie Cross @squamataout. This species is found in the south-west of Western Australia, and their interesting name comes from their distinct call – which has two components – a rising series of tones (similar to a motorbike changing gears, giving them their common name), followed by a series of warbling growls. Thanks for sharing your pic with us Sophie! #wildlifephotography #frogsofinstagram #australianfrogs #frog #motorbikefrog #australia #froggyfriday

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