Amphibians of Okinawa Archives - seawildearth

Ishikawa’s Frog, Blue Morph

Mark — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:37:26 +0000

Ishikawa's Frog had evaded me since my arrival in Okinawa just over four years ago. IVe constantly had this critter in my mind, hoping, waiting for the day I would get to photograph it. But it's not just Ishikawa's Frog but more so the blue morph of this ridiculously scarce amphibian.

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Photographing Frogs, in my Underwear!

Mark — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:18:53 +0000

Photographing Frogs as a Macro Photographer I learned a long time ago any thoughts of this being a glamorous shoot should be stowed and discarded, like, forever!

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Andersons Crocodile Newt Encounter

Mark — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:44:31 +0000

Andersons Crocodile Newt is pretty much a dinosaur. To be found during specific times of the year and in a few pockets of dense jungles in the Northern areas of Okinawa main island, it is sadly in decline due to habitat loss and illegal pet trade poachers.

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Crocodiles of Okinawa

Mark — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:05:00 +0000

Andersons Crocodile Newt, one of Okinawa’s more endearing of species is both endemic to the Ryukyu Islands and endangered. I recently headed North with the goal of firstly locating these illusive critters and if possible to photograph them. With a couple of locations in mind I set out. In past efforts to find these guys I’d whittled down the best spots to a handful of locations with the top two on the shortlist for the evening’s jaunt. I passed the […]

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