Bushmaster, Lachesis muta
There are venomous snakes, and then there are Bushmasters! Alleged to get as large as 4 meters, with fangs 5 cm long, these snakes are loaded with copious amounts of […]
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Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House geckos are always found on human habitations from México south through Central America. They scramble about on walls and ceilings after dark feeding on insects of all kinds. […]
Brown’s Leopard Frog, Lithobates brownorum
Leopard frogs are often abundant in the areas they occur. Brown’s Leopard Frog (named in honor of the late Dr. Brice Brown by the late Ottys Sanders) ranges from southern […]
Campbell’s Forest Toad, Incilius campbelli
There are many toad species throughout the tropics, one being Campbell’s toad, Incilius campbelli. It assumes the “typical” toad niche and is often encountered. It is distinguished from other sympatric […]
Flat Bill Flycatcher, Eye-Ringed Flatbill Nest, Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Nests, especially those of flycatchers, are often difficult to identify to the species that build them. How did we identify this nest? We watched the flat bill flycatcher make repeated […]
Frigates and Boobies Feeding Niche
Above photos by Frank Jordan. Red-footed Booby (left) and Magnificent Frigate (right). Half Moon Caye. June 2019. One of our favorite bird-bird interactions in the tropics is the attempted dominance […]
Beefworm Plant or Cojón de Perro, Tabernaemontana alba
Cojón de Perro is a commonly used Maya remedy for botfly (beefworm) infestation in tropical locals (and visitors who use local medicinal treatments). As in other members of the Apocynaceae, […]
Amauroderma rude: Speaking of Large Mushrooms!
Amauroderma rude is a large mushroom native to Australia that occurs also in the Arima Valley of Trinidad. It is presumably the largest mushroom in Trinidad and is found in […]
Venomous Snakes of Trinidad & Tobago
Poster by Bob Thomas. PDF Download available below.
Venomous Snakes of Belize
Poster by Dr. Bob Thomas. PDF Download available below.
Tropical Natural History 