17 Jul 2023
Microsorum membranaceum
Microsorum membranaceum is found in Sikkim's tropical to subtropical biomes. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia.
13 Jul 2023
Selliguea griffithiana
Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range of Selliguea griffithiana is Nepal to South China and Indo-China, Borneo.
2 Feb 2023
Plocama puberula
My first encounter with Plocama puberula. It's growing in a crack of the wall of Dirhur canyon, where it is accessing water seepage that lasts long after the…
29 Oct 2019
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
Rollers are found in Europe, Asia as well as in Africa and Australia, but not in the New World. Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is commonly seen…
8 Nov 2016
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
This is an amazingly elegant and beautiful species! Whether you see them fly together or individually between the trees or above you against the blue sky,…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum orchid
How incredibly lucky I was that this orchid was in bloom when I came by! These flowers are in pristine condition, and I was totally amazed by their incredible…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum orchid
This is the second species of this incredibly strange genus I found here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Strange, not just by looks, but…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum schunkei
Catasetum schunkei is a very unusual species of orchid in that it has male and female flowers. Here yous see what appears as two different species - the…
2 Dec 2014
Cururu Toad (Rhinella diptycha)
After sunset a cacophony of frogs were calling and roaming the grounds of SouthWild Pantanal.
2 Dec 2014
Elachistocleis matogrosso
I encountered an amazing amount of frog species during my stay at SouthWild Pantanal, and think this one has to be the most peculiar of them all. I wonder…