Mount Lewis

Last night took the oldie (Grandma..) and the youngster (Cameron) out lamping up to the clearing at Mount Lewis. Not really after anything particular but given the amount of rain we had it was damp so ideal conditions other than the full moon. There was much more activity than the last time I went up although a lot of it was vocal rather than visual - frogs were calling absolutely everywhere but were ridiculously hard to find, we had hoped to find Chameleon Gecko but no luck.
None the less it was a very enjoyable and productive trip with two new grasshopper spp for me.
Here are a few of the photos....
Jungguy Frog

A big tree frog spent most of its time on the forest floor.

Coggers Frog

A huge native species.

Spiny Rainforest Katydid

A species I have been looking for for a while. Very impressive with exceedingly long antennae.

White-kneed King Cricket

A common resident of the forest floor - a large cricket in the same family as the New Zealand Weta.

Boyd's Forest Dragon

Always great to see!

It has rained very heavily today and I think I might go and have a look for frogs at the local creek after the children have gone to bed