Fauna of Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

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Frogs:
Eleutherodactylus abbotti, a cute little frog with a tuk-tuk-weep call. I had some fun doing play-back experiments with this species. It is by far the most common species in the park and can be heard calling day and night. E. flavescens an arboreal species that is very common in some parts of the park. E. inoptatus, a large species that begins its groaning chorus at dusk.
E. inoptatus, from its calling position on the ground. Eleutherodactylus weinlandi, a species I never heard calling.
Snakes:
Juvenile Haitian boa (Epicrates striatus). Another juvenile Epicrates striatus. Haitian tree boa (Epicrates gracilis). Haitian tree boa (Epicrates gracilis).
A vine snake (Uromacer catesbyi) eating a hylid frog. Antillophis parvifrons
Invertebrates:
Ogre faced spider (Dinopidae) without a doubt the world's coolest invertebrate. Ogre faced spider (Dinopidae) Lynx spider guarding egg sack. Tarantula in bromeliad.
A bunch of orthopterans.
A malachite butterfly. Mantid. A scolopendra centipede attacking a cane toad (Bufo marinus)

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