Alejandro Arteaga's photostream Pro User

A typical Chocoan rainforest is not complete without the song and color of the Little-Devil Poison-Frog (Oophaga sylvatica).

2013 © Alejandro Arteaga | Tropical Herping

Few snakes have eyes that are so light-reflecting as those of the Blomberg's Tree-Boa (Corallus blombergi). Locating their brilliant eye-shine during night is the best way to spot these boas as they forage in the rainforest canopy.

2013 © Alejandro Arteaga | Tropical Herping

Ecuador's most wanted, the Pinocchio Anole (Anolis proboscis). This lizards was thought to be extinct for nearly fifty years, and still after its "rediscovery" in 2005, it remains hard to locate.

2013 © Alejandro Arteaga | Tropical Herping

Map Treefrogs (Hypsiboas geographicus).

2012 © Alejandro Arteaga | Tropical Herping

Some snakes need not be venomous. So is the case of the Yellow-flecked Sipo (Chironius flavopictus), which compensate for the lack of venom by being powerful, bad-tempered and lightning-fast.

2012 © Alejandro Arteaga | Tropical Herping