by Jorge Castillo | Jan 30, 2022
Horned Marsupial-Frog still alive in Ecuador The Horned Marsupial-Frog (Gastrotheca cornuta) is seen for the first time in Ecuador in over a decade. To help keep it alive, we must all join forces to help save its habitat: the last remaining 2% of Choco rainforest in...
by Jorge Castillo | Jan 30, 2022
The Critically Endangered Palmed Harlequin-Frog (Atelopus palmatus) is still alive! The Critically Endangered Palmed Harlequin-Frog (Atelopus palmatus) is still alive near the Pastaza River in the Ecuadorian Amazon! This sighting is the third one for this species...
by Jorge Castillo | Jan 30, 2022
Meet The Blood Rainfrog (Pristimantis erythros) Our team is in southern Ecuador searching for rainfrogs (genus Pristimantis). Last night, in the company of Juan Carlos Sánchez, we found the newly described Blood Rainfrog (Pristimantis erythros). This is an Endangered...
by Jorge Castillo | Jan 30, 2022
5 new species of threatened snail-sucking snakes named to save rainforest in Ecuador We are thrilled to announce the publication of our research paper describing five new species of snail-sucking snakes from Ecuador and Peru, in a collaborative effort led by the TH...
by Jorge Castillo | Jan 30, 2022
The Pigmy-Boa shows up! After five years of search, we have finally found the Highland Pigmy-Boa (Tropidophis taczanowskyi), the seventh most sought-after species for the Reptiles of Ecuador or book. In this video, you can see how slow and gentle it is and the...
