Fauna of Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
All photos copyright R. Glor 1999, please follow these simple rules if you'd like to use any of them.
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| 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. | ||
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| E. inoptatus, from its calling position on the ground. | Eleutherodactylus weinlandi, a species I never heard calling. | |||
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| Juvenile Haitian boa (Epicrates striatus). | Another juvenile Epicrates striatus. | Haitian tree boa (Epicrates gracilis). | Haitian tree boa (Epicrates gracilis). | |
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| A vine snake (Uromacer catesbyi) eating a hylid frog. | Antillophis parvifrons | |||
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| Ogre faced spider (Dinopidae) without a doubt the world's coolest invertebrate. | Ogre faced spider (Dinopidae) | Lynx spider guarding egg sack. | Tarantula in bromeliad. | |
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| A bunch of orthopterans. | ||||
| A malachite butterfly. | Mantid. | A scolopendra centipede attacking a cane toad (Bufo marinus) | ||