Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex) ia an introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea…


Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

There are many hotels very close to the nature reserve in Paracas, and here you will see many birds close to the hotels. As there are no trees here, many like…


Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

The entire coastline of Peru is a desert, but the cold and nutrient rich ocean is rich with fish due to the cold Humbolt Current. Thus the coast was once…


Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

In the harbor and waters around the fishing village of Pucusana in Peru I found lots of inca terns, and some places they were so tame that I could walk among…


Physalaemus sp

Physalaemus sp

It looks much like Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus), but I'm not certain, as I don't recall whether this one had the miauing sound or not. So any ID…


Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)

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…


Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus)

Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus)

The sound of the whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus) is hilarious, and I immediately wanted it as a ring tone! Especially fascinating when you reach a…


Costus arabicus

Costus arabicus

The costus arabicus stands tall and vital and some use it in their garden. Here it's in the dark undergrowth of the forest not far from the river by SouthWild…


Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)

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…


Leptodactylus chaquensis

Leptodactylus chaquensis

This frog, a leptodactylus chaquensis, was one of several of the species roaming the ground around the buildings of SouthWild Pantanal. I had to be careful…