Non-Venomous Scientific: Zamenis scalaris (Elaphe [Rhinechis] scalaris) English: Ladder Snake Spanish: Culebra de escalera Basque: Escailera-suge Catalan: Serp blanca Portuguese: Cobra-de-escada Family: Colubridae Distribution: The geographic range of the ladder snake includes Portugal, Spain, southern France and a small area of Italy. They have also been identified in Menorca and the Iles d’Hyères off Provence. … Read more
Well, the Iberia Nature Forum continues to (re) grow and it’s great to see a few people taking some time away from the major social networks to add their input to a fully searchable forum (Where your posts don’t get lost) about the wildlife and natural history of Spain. The photo above is of a … Read more
Family: Danaidae Scientific name: Danaus plexippus English common name: Monarch Spanish common name: Monarca Portuguese common name: Monarca The Monarch – Danaus plexippus – Monarca are large and colourful butterflies known as the “Wanderers” in America where their amazing migration has been well documented. Some have successfully crossed from America into Europe but can only … Read more
Family: Danaidae Scientific name: Danaus chrysippus English common names: Plain Tiger, African Monarch Spanish common names: Mariposa tigre, Monarca africana The Plain Tiger – Danaus chrysippus – Mariposa tigre is a large and easily identified tropical looking butterfly, but it only exists in small isolated pockets in Spain. Perhaps having migrated from Africa or having … Read more