Marc Nutter set the record: 6.99 s to reach the top of this waterfall.
Tag Archives: RBAMB
Another Skipper (Hesperidae)
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This skipper was in the bathroom at RBAMB, fluttering towards the lights. Similar to the moth posted here, the irradescent blue wings are striking. I encountered what is likely a Hesperid larva in RBAMB, also posted previously. |
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Not enough photographs
RBAMB is full of interesting insect, and, of course, I didn’t take nearly enough photographs of them. Perhaps I can use that as an excuse not to go back.
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Print collection
The animal print collection at RBAMB includes 4 or 5 species of wild cats and the Danta (Tapir) – plus a jar of pickled something…
Alberto Manual Brenes
aka, Mark Wallace Kershner on Facebook.
Centrolenid or Hylid eggs
Both Centrolenids and Hylid frogs lay eggs on leaf surfaces above water bodies.
Clear-winged moth
Pre-montane stream
A Leptodactylidae
I didn’t have a chance to key this frog out using Savage, but my best guess is Pristimantis (formally Eleutherodactylus) caryophyllaceus. We encounter it at San Ramon.
We also encountered and keyed a tadpole from Duellmanohyla rufioculis, a beautiful red-eyed hylid.
Tropical Night Lizard
Xantusiidae – Lepidophyma flavimaculatum