Euphorbia greenwayi (collage) by Succulents Love by Pasquale Ruocco
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The Strawberry Press (CA) colour postcards Set (1991)
1 - Strawberry Press, Euphorbia vigueri var. capuronii (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
2 - Strawberry Press, Euphorbia abdelkuri (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
3 - Strawberry Press, Monadenium schubei (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
4 - Strawberry Press, Euphorbia greenwayi [blue form] (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
5 - Strawberry Press, Adenium obesum, caudex (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
6 - Strawberry Press, Cyphostemma currori (photo Herman Schwartz M.D. 1991);
7 - Strawberry Press, Adenium obesum, flower (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
8 - Strawberry Press, Aloe polyphylla (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
9 - Strawberry Press, Euphorbia susannae (photo Ron Lafon 1991);
10 - Strawberry Press, Euphorbia esculenta (photo Herman Schwartz M.D. 1991).
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An adult female Ambergris Cay Dwarf Boa from the Turks and Caicos Islands. The bright yellowish-orange tail tip of these snakes aids them in luring prey. The snakes will lie motionless in leaf litter or under loose sand with just the tail tip sticking out near its head. It will then erratically move the tail back and forth, mimicing a small grub or caterpillar. Small lizards, such as geckos and anoles, will approach the tail for a quick meal and, once they get to close, will be seized by the snake and constricted. This action is known as caudal luring and is common across many different, unrelated groups of snakes.
An adult female Ambergris Cay Dwarf Boa from the Turks and Caicos Islands. These small, secretive snakes spend most of their lives under ground or under surface cover. Despite their secretive nature, they are still heavily persecuted by residents and fall prey to introduced predators, such as cats and dogs.
An adult female Ambergris Cay Dwarf Boa from the Turks and Caicos Islands. This genus is made up of 17 species of snakes belonging to the family Tropidophiidae that are located on various islands of the Caribbean, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Five other members of the family (representing 3 other genera) are found in various parts of Central America and Mexico. Despite their common name, these animals are not even closely related to true boiids (family Boiidae) and actually represent a very ancient lineage.
An adult male Ambergris Cay Dwarf Boa from the Turks and Caicos Islands. These are live bearing snakes, that usually drop between 3-6 little neonates in late summer. The young are so small that they can only consume hatchling anoles and dwarf geckos (Sphaerodactylus), which are plentiful during this time. As they grow rapidly, they soon become able to catch and consume larger individuals.
An adult female Ambergris Cay Dwarf Boa from the Turks and Caicos Islands. This large female has lots of fine white speckling on her head. This might be due to age, as this female was a very large specimen.
An adult male Ambergris Cay Dwarf Boa from the Turks and Caicos Islands. The ground color of these snakes varies from a deep rich brown, through various shades of gray, to a very light sandy coloration. A broken, double row of spots, varying from dark green to almost black, runs down the dorsum. Irregular side blotches can be quite numerous or almost nonexistent.
the bizarre coloured stem of Euphorbia greenwayi.
