Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2

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Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2

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This is a continuation from Part 1. ID’s/corrections are welcome.




Our official surveys were conducted at night, but we had plenty of time during the day to explore the area as well.

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Cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa?)

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Large grub

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Bromeliad (Guzmania monostachia)

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Millipede (Polydesmid?)

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Patterns of ingestion

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Ryan examines an enormous leafcutter ant mound

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Sharpshooter Leafhopper (Platygonia spatulata)

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Black Howler Monkeys (Alouatta caraya) – they sound terrifying (see video below).

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5s5JI3pnB8[/youtube]




Peacock Butterfly (Anartia amathea)

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Beetle

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Weevil (same kind as in [url=http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=16217]Part 1
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Butterfly

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Kids

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Ryan shows the group the process of identifying and recording data on a frog caught the night before.

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More hoppers

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Juvenile Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) – notice the differences in pattern/coloration compared to the adult in Part 1.

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Millipede

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Leptodactylus labrosus

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Amblypygid

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Cachabi Robber Frog (Pristimantis achatinus)

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Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)

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Fleischmann’s Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni) with eggs – more of these cool frogs later

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Ripe Cacao pod (Theobroma cacao). The seeds are used to make cocoa powder/chocolate.

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Katydid sp. (family Tettigoniidae)

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Stenocercus iridescens

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With Eight-spotted Flea Beetle (Omophoita cyanipennis)

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Menapis Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis mantineus)

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Bird

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Masked Tree Frogs (Smilisca phaeota)

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“Earth Star” fungus (Geastrum sp.)

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Beetle

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Bocourt’s Dwarf Iguana, a.k.a. Wood Lizard (Enyalioides heterolepsis)

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Ryan examines a lizard while Kat records data

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Eggs

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Moth

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Fungi

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Hoppers

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Fern study

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Moth

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Stunning, large, iridescent purple/blue tarantula, I believe an adult Pamphobeteus sp. (compare with juvenile in Part 1)

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Thanks for looking, still tons more to come!

-Zach









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Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2

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Awesome post and pics! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2

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Nice pics! I love the glass frogs! The tarantula is indeed a Pamphobeteus... An adult male.
The bromeliad is Guzmania monostachia.

Nice post. can't wait to see the next! Go find some O. sylvatica!
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Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2

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Thanks guys! Josh, I added the bromeliad ID. Unfortunately no O. sylvatica.
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