JS●Jeroen SpeybroeckAMPHIBIANS · REPTILES · JOURNEYS
A NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK
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Amphibians, reptiles and the places they lead us.
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HERPETOFAUNA OF EUROPE
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A personal record of finding, observing and photographing amphibians and reptiles. From familiar European landscapes to journeys further afield.

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Pyrenees

EUROPE · SPAIN & FRANCE · JULY 2026 · PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEROEN SPEYBROECK
Mountain landscape in the Pyrenees

In July 2026, I visited the Spanish Pyrenees twice: first with my son Bas, then with my girlfriend Gwen. Both times, herping was limited, but I still had the chance of exploring new rock lizard sites.

With Bas

BAS · 06 JULY 2026
newt hunt in a cave
newt hunt in a cave
Pyrenean Brook Newt — Calotriton asper
Pyrenean Brook Newt — Calotriton asper
BAS · 07 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 8
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 9
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 10
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 11
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 13
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 16
BAS · 08 JULY 2026
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 24
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 26
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 27
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 28
BAS · 09 JULY 2026
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenean Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta bonnali
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 34
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 36

With Gwen

GWEN · 23 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 39
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 41
GWEN · 24 JULY 2026
Aurelio Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aurelioi
Aurelio Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aurelioi
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 45
Moorish Gecko — Tarentola mauritanica
Moorish Gecko — Tarentola mauritanica
GWEN · 26 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 56
Pyrenean Brook Newt — Calotriton asper
Pyrenean Brook Newt — Calotriton asper
newt watchers
newt watchers
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 59
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 60
Smooth Snake — Coronella austriaca
Smooth Snake — Coronella austriaca
GWEN · 27 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 63
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 66
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 67
Viviparous Lizard — Zootoca vivipara louislantzi
Viviparous Lizard — Zootoca vivipara louislantzi
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 74
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 76
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 78
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 79
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 84
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 87
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 88
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 90
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 92
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
Aran Rock Lizard — Iberolacerta aranica
GWEN · 28 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 95
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 98
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 101
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 103
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 111
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 112
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 113
GWEN · 29 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 117
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 118
GWEN · 30 JULY 2026
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 119
Pyrenean Rock Lizard
Pyrenean Rock Lizard
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 122
Pyrenees, July 2026 — photograph 124

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