Gonatodes spp. display marked sexual dimorphism.  The female (left) of Gonatodes albogularis is relatively drab compared to the male (right).   She’s still quite beautiful.

  A blind, fossorial snake, we found this Leptotyphlops on the sidewalk, curiously enough.  It’s a tiny, energetic snake and was very difficult to photograph.  The tail has a bit of yellow and an odd spin (Wikipedia won’t tell me what it is for…).

A juvenile Leptodeira nigrofasciata.  This makes three in one genus.

A brilliant female Sceloporus variabilis 

Trachecephalus venulosa secretes a really nasty, whitish, irritant when handled. I haven’t experienced it, but a couple folks here think it’s a devil.

  This is one of the most common Leptodactylid frogs caught in the drift fences Mahmood has set up.  The other, Leptodactylus melanonotus, is more common, but both are only slightly bigger than a spring peeper or other Pseudacris.

They’re fun to photograph.

I don’t think I posted any spider monkey pictures yet.  Mammals are kind of lame.  They are really hard to catch, there are many fewer species, and they basically come in one color: brown.

When I have a high fever, I have a reoccurring dream about walking through a dark forest and being attacked by several claymation-like evil rabbits.  It reminds me of the trip the baby bear has after eating a mushroom in The Bear.  I’ve had the same dream since I was a kid and only when I have a high fever.  It’s always terrifying.

When I saw this picture, it reminded me of the dream (and having a fever), and I immediately broke out into a cold-sweat.  The rabbits in the dream also have glowing red eyes, but they have white fur.