Reptiles and amphibians
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- Pit viper, Bothrops sp
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- Spotted whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus ocellifer
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- Eel snake, Pseudoeryx plicatilis
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- Spotted narrow-mouthed frog, Chiasmocleis albopunctata
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- Black tegu, Tupinambis merianae
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- Paraguayan blackhead, Apostolepis ambiniger
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- Point-nosed false chameleon, Polychrus acutirostris
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- Pit viper, Bothrops sp
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- Maximilian’s blue-tailed microteiid, Micrablepharus maximiliani
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- Marbled dwarf frog, Physalaemus marmoratus
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- Brongersma’s blind snake, Typhlops brongersmanius
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- Spotted whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus ocellifer
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- Pit viper, Bothrops sp
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- Red-tailed vanzosaur, Vanzosaura rubricauda
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- Dwarf tree frog, Dendropsophus nanus
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- Collared amphisbaenid, Amphisbaena camura
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- Brown leaf lizard, Stenocercus caducus
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- Silver lined worm lizard, Ophiodes intermedius
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- Tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus
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- Black tegu, Tupinambis merianae
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- Yellow-lipped spiny lizard, Tropidurus cf. xanthochilus
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Brongersma’s blind snake, Typhlops brongersmanius
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- Central dwarf frog, Physalaemus centralis
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- Swamp liophis – unfortunately brought to us dead – locals feared it was poisonous but in fact this species is non-venomous and unaggressive
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- Purple-barred tree frog, Hypsiboas raniceps
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- Black tegu, Tupinambis merianae
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- Spotted whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus ocellifer
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- Central sipo snake, Chironius quadricarinatus
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Brown leaf lizard, Stenocercus caducus
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- Jimi tree frog, Dendropsophus jimi
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- Marbled dwarf frog, Physalaemus marmoratus
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- Jimi tree frog, Dendropsophus jimi
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- Lepidactylus
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- Rococo toad, Rhinella schneiderii
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Red-bellied colobosaur, Colobosaura modesta
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Rococo toad – this fella makes a jackhammer-like croak that can be heard 2km away
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- Translucent snouted tree frog, Scinax fuscomarginatus
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- Red-bellied colobosaur, Colobosaura modesta
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- False water cobra, Hydrodynastes gigas
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- Translucent snouted tree frog, Scinax fuscomarginatus
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Translucent snouted tree frog, Scinax fuscomarginatus
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Red and green tree frog, Hypsiboas rubrolineatus
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- Eel snake, Pseudoeryx plicatilis
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- Schreiber’s spectacled lizard, Cercosaura schreibersii
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- Black tegu, Tupinambis merianae
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- Central sipo snake, Chironius quadricarinatus
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- Central dwarf frog, Physalaemus centralis
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- Guarani spiny lizard – very common here and related to iguanas
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- Red-tailed vanzosaur – rarely recorded because it’s so hard to catch, this one fell into a pitfall trap
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- Frog
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- Jimi tree frog – named after the ‘jimi-jimi-jimi’ sound it makes when calling
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- Natterer’s eyed frog – notice the fake eyespots on the rear to scare off would-be predators
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- House gecko – this is actually an unwelcome invasive species – a stowaway from Africa and Europe
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- Lichtenstein’s green racer, Philodryas olfersii
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- Lichtenstein’s green racer, Philodryas olfersii
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- Tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus
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- Tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus
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- Yellow-lipped spiny lizard, Tropidurus cf. xanthochilus
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- Unknown
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- Yellow-lipped spiny lizard, Tropidurus cf. xanthochilus
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- Brown leaf lizard, Stenocercus caducus
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- Four-toed whiptail lizard, Teius teyou
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