Powdered Glass Frog (Teratohyla pulverata) Eggs
Bloop! Powdered Glass Frog (Teratohyla pulverata) eggs at the Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Panama as photographed by RTPI President Twan Leenders.
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I’m leaving Saturday for another round of research and monitoring on the endangered Limosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosus) monitoring with Alex Shepack, Michael Roy, and Abel Batista in the wonderful Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Eastern Panama. We’re looking for more clues on the enigmatic behavior of the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus in the area and the mechanisms that allow some local frogs to survive. In addition we’ll be setting up opportunities for student research on the project through the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History and Yale...
Read MoreLimosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosa)
This is what it is all about – being able to see healthy Limosa Harlequin Frogs (Atelopus limosus) in their natural environment and trying to unlock the secrets of this population through our research in Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama. Hopefully we can we help to expand the size of this population through careful habitat management and apply the lessons learned elsewhere to allow other populations of this, and some of the many other endangered amphibians in the world to return where they belong: in a healthy environment. Twan Leenders RTPI President
Read MoreFreshwater Crab
A nice example of how tropical rainforest ecosystems are equally complex underwater in rainforest streams as they are in the actual forest – no species exists in a vacuum. Note how an impressive number of hydras has found a cozy home on this freshwater crab… Photographed by RTPI President Twan Leenders for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project.
Read MoreCochranella granulosa
RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser was extremely excited to find out that RTPI President Twan Leenders and RTPI Research Associate Alex Shepack had located this Cochranella granulosa during their recent work in Panama. It was one of the glass-frogs that Sean had wanted to see most over the years. He says that they have this amazing sparkle look and intricate details that give them so much character – something he captured very well here!
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