Glamorous Glass frogs. Jewels of the forest. It’s true to say that until recently my herpetological interests focussed primarily on reptiles,...
Glamorous Glass frogs… jewels of the forest.
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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...
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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...
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 start! No more than 10 minutes into my first night walk and we find a coral snake disappearing into a pile of sticks at the side...
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.
Chasing the cloud forests of Alta Verapaz.
It's mid-June 2014 and the Indigo field team have just completed their 4 day exploratory mission to a cloud forest reserve south of Coban in...
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...