Reptile and Amphibian encounters in Mayan ruins I first visited Guatemala in 2012 and apart from the opportunity to find snakes, a big draw...
Reptile and Amphibian Encounters in Mayan ruins
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Glamorous Glass frogs… jewels of the forest.
Glamorous Glass frogs. Jewels of the forest. It’s true to say that until recently my herpetological interests focussed primarily on reptiles,...
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Endangered Amphibians In The Cloud Forests
Endangered Amphibians In The Cloud Forests Of Alta Verapaz When Indigo Expeditions first visited CCFC in 2014 we encountered 11 species of amphibians during a 3 day exploratory survey. 8 of those species were considered to be endangered by the IUCN redlist, 3 species...
Bitten by Leptodeira. Docile creatures with rear-fangs.
Bitten by Leptodeira: Docile creatures with rear fangs When we think of venomous snakes we tend to think of species like rattlesnakes, fer-de-lance, and adders, which belong to the viper family, or cobras, mambas, taipans, and coral snakes, which are members of the...
Baby boa’s booming!
Baby boas booming On the 2nd December 2013, in the opening days of our first ever winter expedition to Laguna del Tigre, a boa constrictor was found at the bottom of the stairs leading to the volunteer dorms at Las Guacamayas. It was about the same length as the two...
Scaphiodontophis annulatus found on Indigo Expedition.
Scaphiodontophis annulatus found on Indigo Expedition. One week into the first December 2013 expedition and surveys are going well. We didn't know how it would go this time of year, but we certainly didn't expect this half coral snake Scaphiodontophis annulatus to...
Red to black venom lack. Red to yellow kill a fellow.
Red to black venom lack. Red to yellow kill a fellow. Another species I was very excited to find is the variable coral snake (Micrurus diastema). As its common name suggests its colouration and pattern are highly variable. Due to this fact, I treat any snake with any...
Abronia – alligator lizards of the cloud forests
Abronia - alligator lizards of the cloud forests The cloud forests of the tropics are mysterious places cloaked in mist and draped in lichen...
Plectrohyla teuchestes – spikethumb frogs on the brink of extinction
In 2015 Indigo Expeditions led its first conservation expedition to the cloud forests of Alta Verapaz, in the highlands of Guatemala. We didn’t expect to encounter one of Central America’s most endangered frogs – Plectrohyla teuchestes, otherwise known as the Alta Verapaz spikethumb frog.
Endangered Amphibians In The Cloud Forests
Endangered Amphibians In The Cloud Forests Of Alta Verapaz When Indigo Expeditions first visited CCFC in 2014 we encountered 11 species of...
Bitten by Leptodeira. Docile creatures with rear-fangs.
Bitten by Leptodeira: Docile creatures with rear fangs When we think of venomous snakes we tend to think of species like rattlesnakes,...
Baby boa’s booming!
Baby boas booming On the 2nd December 2013, in the opening days of our first ever winter expedition to Laguna del Tigre, a boa constrictor was...
Scaphiodontophis annulatus found on Indigo Expedition.
Scaphiodontophis annulatus found on Indigo Expedition. One week into the first December 2013 expedition and surveys are going well. We didn't...
Red to black venom lack. Red to yellow kill a fellow.
Red to black venom lack. Red to yellow kill a fellow. Another species I was very excited to find is the variable coral snake (Micrurus...
First impressions of Laguna del Tigre National Park
First impressions of Laguna del Tigre National Park My first evening at the tranquil Estación Biológica las Guacamayas got off to a great...