‘Reptiles and Amphibians’ Archives
Reptiles and Amphibians of Hitoy Cerere
Please click full screen. Video is in HD, and shows a bit of the footage we will be including in our educational series. Please check out the rest of our website! [Read More]
Parismina turtle groups are asking for your help!
Recently we received an email from a group in Parismina (just south of Tortuguero National Park) in Costa Rica. They are in dire need of volunteers to walk the beaches at night looking for turtle nests. [Read More]
Future Dart Frog Enclosure
This is the future home of an enclosure for dart frogs behind our house. Currently it is two blocks high. Since there is no soil around really, and I really didn't want to dig up our yard, I collected the rocks around the yard and tossed them in there. [Read More]
Frog Breeding Project Approved by Indigenous Council
A major landmark has been reached by Project Green Jungle and our partners on the Indigenous reservation. We have received word that our project will be supported by the Bribri Tribal Council. This means that we have the support of the elders in our sustainable revenue [Read More]
Microhabitat Survey and Monitoring Project of Pumilio Dart Frogs announced
Monitoring the Microhabitats of Oophaga pumilio breeding and tadpole rearing sites will give the organizations and partners involved important raw data on subjects ranging from captive care requirements, to possibly helping to explain the lack of mosquito larvae in [Read More]
Red Eye Tree Frog Life Cycle
This is another neat little video which shows the life cycle of a red eye tree frog. These frogs are found throughout the region we work in Costa Rica. In Fact, we are working on a mapping project right now with a team from Germany known as Red Frog Team. [Read More]
Cobra versus Monitor Lizard
Video posted on Nat Geo shows interaction between the Monitor Lizard and a Cobra. We have worked with monitor lizards before, and this is an accurate representation of what a ticked off monitor lizard will do to get in a punch. [Read More]
Dart Frog Calling From a Tree
A D. pumilio (strawberry dart frog) calling from Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve in Costa Rica during a light morning rain. [Read More]
Reptiles and Amphibians
Depending on the source, Costa Rica can be home tomore than 12 climactic zones. These varied zones provide the perfect weather and rainfall for around 400 species of reptiles and amphibians. [Read More]
