Reptile and Amphibian Diversity in Guatemala Guatemala is known by many experts as a megadiverse country, meaning that it is home to a great...
Reptile and Amphibian Diversity in Guatemala
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Indigo Field Notes
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,...
Species profiles
Terrestrial turtle trek to Waka
Terrestrial turtle trek to Waka We like to include a day trek to Waka on our Expeditions to Las Guacamayas. We waited until the end of the stay in July 2015 to visit the ancient Mayan site… now when we say ‘trek’ that's open to interpretation… as we happily ventured...
The Motagua Valley. An Inspiring Place to Visit in Guatemala. A Must for Reptile Fans
The Motagua Valley. An Inspiring Place to Visit in Guatemala. A Must for Reptile Fans The Motagua Valley is a desert between two mountain ranges in eastern Guatemala. Falling in the rain shadow of the Sierra de las Minas and the Sierra del Merendón, it is a distinct...
Quecchi women meet Rax K’aj – Bothriechis aurifer
Quecchi women meet Rax Bolay I find working in the tropics both exhilarating and exhausting. The thrill of finding a snake, lizard or frog in the jungle keeps me going through the tired times. However, one of the most rewarding activities for me is talking to members...
Plectrohyla hartwegi – field notes from Coban
Plectrohyla hartwegi This treefrog is critically endangered and is known from a disjunct distribution in the highlands of Guatemala and Mexico. This record is possibly the first record from the department of Alta Verapaz and represents a significant range extension. -...
Ninia pavimentata – field notes from Coban
Ninia pavimentata This snake is little known and found from a disjunct distribution in the highlands of Guatemala and Honduras. This is the first record from this region of Alta Verapaz. - cheers Rowland
Close Encounters With Snakes – Memoirs of a Herpetologist
Close Encounters With Snakes – Memoirs of a Herpetologist. Over the years I have been blessed with some incredible animal encounters, and many of them have been with snakes.
When Identifying Coral Snakes
When Identifying Coral Snakes When identifying coral snakes we often think of ‘red to black venom lack, red to yellow kill a fellow’. This...
Terrestrial turtle trek to Waka
Terrestrial turtle trek to Waka We like to include a day trek to Waka on our Expeditions to Las Guacamayas. We waited until the end of the...
The Motagua Valley. An Inspiring Place to Visit in Guatemala. A Must for Reptile Fans
The Motagua Valley. An Inspiring Place to Visit in Guatemala. A Must for Reptile Fans The Motagua Valley is a desert between two mountain...
Quecchi women meet Rax K’aj – Bothriechis aurifer
Quecchi women meet Rax Bolay I find working in the tropics both exhilarating and exhausting. The thrill of finding a snake, lizard or frog in...
Plectrohyla hartwegi – field notes from Coban
Plectrohyla hartwegi This treefrog is critically endangered and is known from a disjunct distribution in the highlands of Guatemala and...
Ninia pavimentata – field notes from Coban
Ninia pavimentata This snake is little known and found from a disjunct distribution in the highlands of Guatemala and Honduras. This is the...
Bothriechis aurifer – field notes from Coban
Bothriechis aurifer Known locally Rax K'aj (green lightning) is listed as vulnerable with a declining population. We searched high (up to...
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.
Sea Turtles. Hundreds Of Newly Hatched Olive Ridley Turtles
Sea Turtles. Hundreds Of Newly Hatched Olive Ridley Turtles Over the last few days we have been checking out opportunities for conservation...
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,...
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...