Some of our large group had to return home, but the rest of us pushed on to Hong Kong and another type of herping situation. For the first few days we stayed on Lantau Island, and herped the open green spaces there. The hills were lush with vegetation, and hiking trails along the rainwater catchment systems provided opportunities for observing amphibians and reptiles. It was beautiful up there. Guenther’s Brown Frog (Sylvirana guentheri) was perhaps the most common frog we saw on Lantau. A ‘green phase’ copper-cheeked Frog (Odorrana chloronota). The first snake was this Red-necked Keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus), which is both venomous and poisonous (it’s a bit complicated: this serpent sequesters bufotoxins in nuchal glands). Giant Spiny Frog (Quasipaa…