18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
18 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…
17 Dec 2023
Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)
This group of Aloe perryis grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic.
17 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the…
16 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the sea seems…
15 Dec 2023
Cadaba insularis
This individual is able to hold on to life by growing entangled with a Lycium sokotranum. Lycium sokotranum is also very popular with goats, so here two…
14 Dec 2023
Boswellia nana
Boswellia nana is found in few and isolated areas where they are heavily browsed by the goats. I have not found a single specimen growing to its full…
13 Dec 2023
Barleria aculeata
Even though this species has spiny leaves, the goats have no problem eating away at them, as seen in this individual. The fact that there is much more grasses…