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Centrolenid or Hylid eggs
Both Centrolenids and Hylid frogs lay eggs on leaf surfaces above water bodies.
Clear-winged moth
Pre-montane stream
Zygopterans
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The one on the left approached about 6 inches in length… maybe a Pseudostigmatidae.
Rio Pargo
Bryan catches dinner
In the bottom left of the first picture, Bryan fishes for snapper. Of course, like any real fisherman, after having caught two decently sized fish, he refused to leave until he caught the big one. He never did catch it and we walked back to our tents in the dark.
Llorona
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A 2.5 hour hike from the San Pedrillo field station through the most pristine, primary rainforest yields to Playa Llorona, a stunning, black-sand beach at the mouth of Rio Llorona.
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
Coniophanes fissidens
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One of two snakes we saw, Coniophanes fissidens is a somewhat dull, rear-fanged, litter-dwelling snake. Another species in the same genus, Coniophanes piceivittis, is common in Palo Verde and packs a mean bite.