What we saw

7 species recorded on the day. Tap any name to read about it.

Reptiles

• Keyserling's Wonder GeckoTeratoscincus keyserlingiiSub Adult
• Middle Eastern Short-fingered GeckoStenodactylus doriae
• Baluch Ground GeckoBunopus tuberculatus
• Arabian Sand BoaEryx jayakari1 individual
• Crowned Leaf-nosed SnakeLytorhynchus diadema1 individual

Spiders & scorpions

• Desert Velvet SpiderStegodyphus lineatusHunting

Insects

• Rolling Dung BeetleScarabaeus cristatus

by Issa Hussain Al Mazmi

there, but not for us

Present in the area and not showing on the day — the reason there is always another trip.

• Arabian Horned ViperCerastes gasperettii
• Sindh Saw-scaled ViperEchis carinatus
• Moila SnakeMalpolon moilensisRarely recorded