4 Dec 2014
Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)
During the day it's much harder to find the frogs as you don't have their sounds to hone in on, nor are they sitting out in the sun. In one of the many ponds…
2 Dec 2014
Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)
The nights at SouthWild Pantanal were filled with the sounds of frogs of many sizes and colors, and I was lucky to be able to reach this Chaco tree frog…
2 Dec 2014
Paraguayan swimming frog (Pseudis platensis)
It's the beginning of the wet season, and there are frogs everywhere. The nights are filled with the songs of many species and it might seem a simple task to…
2 Dec 2014
Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus)
The rainy season has barely begun in Pantanal, but frogs are everywhere. This veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus) is climbing the walls of SouthWild…
2 Dec 2014
Thoasa Sister (Adelpha thoasa)
Another species in the Adelpha genus! Some are very hard to identify as the patterns look very similar, but this thoasa sister (Adelpha thoasa) is of the easy…
2 Dec 2014
Polka-dot Treefrog (Hypsiboas punctatus)
I stopped on the Transpantaneira in Pantanal to photograph some orchids out in the swamp. I managed to walk a few steps until I realised I was walking on…
29 Nov 2014
Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus)
Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus) is one of a few frogs species I found when I stayed in Porto Jofre. When agitated the frog releases a milky…
19 Nov 2013
Orsilochus Daggerwing (Marpesia orsilochus)
This orsilochus daggerwing (Marpesia orsilochus) was seemingly quite territorial, as I found it either on the ground or on the vegetation in the same area…
26 Nov 2012
Mesentina Sister (Adelpha mesentina)
The diversity of butterflies here is staggering, and only when I got home did I see that what I briefly in the field thought of as the same species of Adelpha…
25 Nov 2012
Mesentina Sister (Adelpha mesentina)
Identifying the Adelphas is not easy, and in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park they are so plentiful that your analytical skills are really put to the test.…