Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex) by Twan Leenders
Here’s another shot of a Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex) by Twan, this for Meet Your Neighbours.
Read MoreCrowned Tree-frog (Anotheca Spinosa)
RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser notes, “This years Reps and Amps team observed 58 species over the course of two weeks in Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve in Costa Rica and added a new species to the 22 year-old cumulative list. This is an impressive task when the list includes over 130 species. The Crowned Tree-frog (Anotheca Spinosa) was found six times during the population surveys, an impressive number for this very elusive species. This points to the continued upward trend of this populations stability in Rara Avis and the surrounding area.”
Read MoreLimosa Harlequin Frog
We are anxiously waiting for news from Panama to see how RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser, Science teacher Laurie Doss and her team of high school students from the Marvelwood School in Kent, CT, fared during their 10-day research trip to the remote Cocobolo Nature Reserve. The team is studying and banding migratory birds that winter in the area’s dense rainforest habitat. This is very exciting, but I have to admit that I can’t wait to hear if they had an opportunity to check in on one of the region’s other natural treasures: the Limosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosus)....
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