Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…


Violet Zoanthids (Zoanthus sansibaricus)

Violet Zoanthids (Zoanthus sansibaricus)

Socotra's biodiversity on land is undisputed and world famous, but it is equally diverse on the coast and in the sea. I am focusing on the terrestrial realm…


Dixam, Socotra

Dixam, Socotra

The mighty Dirhur canyon is perhaps most impressive when seen from Dixam. From here you can see the fringes of Firhmin Forest on the other side of the canyon.…


Morten Ross and Dirhur Canyon, Socotra

Morten Ross and Dirhur Canyon, Socotra

Here I'm walking on the edge of Dirhur canyon - the deepest and most dramatic of Socotra's canyons. I'm walking on the edge on the Dixam-side which is facing…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of…


Socotra plant (Echidnopsis)

Socotra plant (Echidnopsis)

Without flowers it is very difficult to identify the species. Elevation: 612 meters.


Melanocenchris jacquemontii

Melanocenchris jacquemontii

Socotra hosts a large number of grass species, and after the winter rains you can behold gorgeous fields of lush grasses. Albeit for a short while, as the…


Euphorbia hadramautica

Euphorbia hadramautica

Socotra has a large number of eye-catching species of plants, but there a so many inconspicuous and very small species too, like this one. You have to go down…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of…