Smoky Jungle Frog
The Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) is also commonly known as the Central or South American Bullfrog or Rana Ternero in Spanish. I spotted this one during a guided night hike through...
View ArticleDink Frogs
Evenings in the low and middle elevation jungles of Costa Rica are filled with the bell-like calls of Dink Frogs or Common Tink Frogs (Eleutherodactylus diastema), also known as Rana Martillita in...
View ArticleChunk-headed Snake (Imantodes cenchoa)
As night falls in the Costa Rican jungle, Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) can be found crawling with delicate adeptness over leaves and slender branches, hoping to find an anole sleeping on a...
View ArticleCat-eyed Snake
During a night hike through the Costa Rican jungle, we spotted this Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) quietly slithering through the trees. Cat-eyed Snakes are named for their vertically...
View ArticleFour-striped Whiptails (Ameiva quadrilineata)
Four-striped Whiptail or Four-lined Ameiva (Ameiva quadrilineata) lizards are very common in the Caribbean and southern Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica. This lizard is also known as Chisbala de Cuarto...
View ArticleCommon Rain Frog
Common Rain Frogs or Ranas de Lluvia Común (Eleutherodactylus fitzingeri) are common in the humid, lowland rainforests and lower montane forests of Costa Rica. During the daytime, Common Rain Frogs...
View ArticleGreen Iguanas
Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) are the largest species of lizard in Costa Rica. These spine-crested lizards can reach up to 6.5 feet (2 m) in length and weigh up to 17.6 pounds (8 kg). This particular...
View ArticleCane Toads (Bufo marinus)
As the evening sky deepened from violet to black, fireflies and Halloween Crabs were not the only nocturnal creatures to emerge on the lawns surrounding Las Caletas Lodge in the Pacific lowlands of...
View ArticleSlender Anole
The Slender Anole (Norops limifrons or Anolis limifrons) is one of the most common anoles of the lowland tropical rainforests of Costa Rica. Slender Anoles are usually found on vegetation in the forest...
View ArticleHourglass Treefrog
Hourglass Treefrogs (Hyla ebraccata) are common, nocturnal, arboreal frogs found in lowland tropical rainforests throughout much of Central America. This boldly patterned Hourglass Treefrog was perched...
View ArticleBlack-speckled Palm Pitviper
Black-speckled Palm Pitvipers (Bothriechis nigroviridis) are found in the cool, moist, middle and high elevation forests of Costa Rica and Panama. These arboreal vipers are not often seen because not...
View ArticleNight Creatures in the Mangroves
Coastal mangrove swamps are great places to observe birds and wildlife, but since mangroves grow in or near intertidal areas, the best way to explore them is by boat. In May of 2007, my father, my...
View ArticleBridled or Common House Gecko
Although they are native to southern Asia and India, Bridled House Geckos or Common House Geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) are now common in many tropical areas around the World. These sneaky little...
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