Some lycophytes (likely Phlegmariurus talamancanus syn. Huperzia talamancana) at Cerro de la Muerte with sporangia producing strobili. Lycophytes are seedless vascular plants, and the strobili produce spores for dispersal and reproduction.
Another viviparous lizard, we caught two Central American Mabuyas (a skink; Mabuya unimargninata), one of which lost it’s tail after I placed my hand atop the tail.
The NAPIRE group is prepped before the 600 m ascent to the top of Cerro Chair at Las Alturas