I don’t make reptiles a priority focus in my photography, but in a true rainforest of Costa Rica you will always see either the American Crocodile (my gallery link) which at Maquenque is only on a Rio San Carlos boat trip OR the smaller Spectacled Caiman (my gallery link) which is in the lagoons of the lodge. Snakes are seldom seen in the daylight and I no longer take the night hikes because I risk falling, but that is the best way to see them. This Spectacled Caiman was in a lower lagoon right at the water overflow location, probably hoping for a fish to wash over the dam. 🙂 Just one photo this time.
¡Pura Vida!
New Frog Species Discovered in Costa Rica
Read about the new species with the scientific name of Isthmohyla nacientes (linked article in Tico Times). It is a mountain tree frog living only above 4,000 feet.
For more information: A Facebook Page in Spanish
And Naturalista Costa Rica’s Post also in Spanish.
And a little bit on Wikipedia. All 3 articles can be translated to English by Google.
¡Pura Vida!
In the land of nature!