New caiman pool at La Aurora Zoo Indigo Expeditions met with Carlos Cozano, head of reptiles, to see the new caiman pool at La Aurora Zoo...
New caiman pool at La Aurora Zoo
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Sea Turtle Conservation Guatemala
Sea Turtle Conservation Guatemala Hi, everyone, its Rowland from Indigo Expeditions and I'm here on the Pacific coast of Guatemala at Estación...
Wildlife Research Conservation Topics
Wildlife Research Conservation Topics Contribute to longterm conservation research in the cloud forests of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Are you a...
Reptile and Amphibian Encounters in Mayan ruins
Reptile and Amphibian encounters in Mayan ruins I first visited Guatemala in 2012 and apart from the opportunity to find snakes, a big draw...
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Conservation is at the heart of everything we do. Our expeditions and nature tours contribute directly to wildlife conservation projects.
Wildlife Research Conservation Topics
Wildlife Research Conservation Topics Contribute to longterm conservation research in the cloud forests of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Are you a student looking for a reptile and amphibian research project for your dissertation? Or a recent graduate looking to increase...
Reptile and Amphibian Encounters in Mayan ruins
Reptile and Amphibian encounters in Mayan ruins I first visited Guatemala in 2012 and apart from the opportunity to find snakes, a big draw was the ancient Mayan civilisation - as it is for many people who visit the country. During that first trip I spent a...
Reptile and Amphibian Diversity in Guatemala
Reptile and Amphibian Diversity in Guatemala Guatemala is known by many experts as a megadiverse country, meaning that it is home to a great many species of both animals and plants. This is all the more impressive given its small size - approximately half the land...
Endangered Amphibian Research Guatemala
Endangered Amphibian Research in the Highlands of Alta Verapaz Guatemala We're here in Alta Verapaz in the Highlands of Guatemala as part of our endangered amphibian research. A big focus of our work here is to see what the population status of various...
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, well snakes in fact. That is until my regular forays to Central America, and the neotropical forests of Guatemala started two...
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 and moss. Unlike the hot and humid lowlands, cloud forests can often feel cool and damp because they are usually covered in...
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.
Amphibian Conservation
Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Salamander extravaganza in Guatemala
Salamanders of Guatemala There are around 50 species of salamander found in Guatemala and they all belong to a family called the Plethodontidae, also known as the lungless salamanders. Having no lungs, they breathe by absorbing oxygen through their skin and mouth...
A Truly Gratifying Research Experience In Guatemala
Xucaneb Amphibian Project Many many thanks to Rowland for your tireless effort and enthusiasm and for imparting your knowledge of this magnificent habitat. My expectations have been blown out of the water in every respect. We have spent 10 days in the most awesome of...
The cloud forests of Alta Verapaz are a hotspot for Central American amphibian and reptile species!
It’s not just about amphibians and reptiles on Indigo Expeditions!
A Truly Gratifying Research Experience In Guatemala
Xucaneb Amphibian Project Many many thanks to Rowland for your tireless effort and enthusiasm and for imparting your knowledge of this...
The cloud forests of Alta Verapaz are a hotspot for Central American amphibian and reptile species!
It’s not just about amphibians and reptiles on Indigo Expeditions!
Amphibian conservation
Our Amphibian Conservation Expeditions are open to anyone with an interest in the natural world, who wants to make a positive contribution to conservation.
A Truly Gratifying Research Experience In Guatemala
Xucaneb Amphibian Project Many many thanks to Rowland for your tireless effort and enthusiasm and for imparting your knowledge of this...
The cloud forests of Alta Verapaz are a hotspot for Central American amphibian and reptile species!
It’s not just about amphibians and reptiles on Indigo Expeditions!
In Partnership with Community Cloud Forest Conservation
Sea Turtle Conservation
El banco, Guatemala
Impact meets Indigo to talk turtle conservation & running!
Nick Kershaw from Impact Marathon Series talks with Rowland Griffin about sea turtle conservation, running, and his passion for Guatemala!Part 1 Welcome to the first Indigo Expeditions and Impact Marathon Series Podcast. It's a great thing to be doing, it's been a...
Olive ridleys make their home at the Tortugario el Banco
Olive Ridleys make their home at the Tortugario el Banco Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are the smallest of the seven species of sea turtles, reaching a length of about 60 centimetres. They are found throughout the worlds tropical waters....
Olive ridleys make their home at the Tortugario el Banco
Olive Ridleys make their home at the Tortugario el Banco Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are the smallest of the seven...
Sea Turtle Conservation
Our Sea Turtle Conservation Expeditions are open to anyone with an interest in sea turtles, who wants to help protect the nesting beaches to ensure the continued survival of sea turtles at el Banco.
Olive ridleys make their home at the Tortugario el Banco
Olive Ridleys make their home at the Tortugario el Banco Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are the smallest of the seven...
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In Partnership with Estación Biológica el Banco
Conservation work with Zoos
Guatemala
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Conservation in Zoos
Indigo’s work with zoos ensures the expansion of it’s conservation projects in the cloud forests of Alta Verapaz and on the Pacific Coast.
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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 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...