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2011 was a big year for me. I made two trips out of the country, added 140 lifers to my list, visited a lot of beautiful places, and made some new friends. Was it the Big Year? It’s hard to say, but I’m going to have a hard time topping 2011 going forward.

It all started back in January with a trip to Amazonia. I spent 14 days on the ground in the northeast corner of Peru. Back in February I made three forum posts about my trip:

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I posted a lot of pictures in those posts and they stand on their own, so I’m going to post more here that weren’t included the first time around, and without too much narrative.

Getting ready to quit civilization via moto-kar with Señor Bartlett and Doug Kranich:
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2000 miles from the Atlantic, the Amazon is still very wide in places:
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Cocoi Heron taking flight along the bank:
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Best shot I could get of a Black-Tailed Trogon:
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Down the Amazon all day, and then up the smaller but beautiful Rio Orosa:
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We took a hike our first night, and the experience was overwhelming. Everything was new! Here is a Turnip-Tailed Gecko, Thecadactylus rapicaudus:
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The best $25 I ever spent….
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An Olive Tree Runner, Tropidurus umbra ochrocollaris:
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Unidentified frog up in the canopy
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Fringe-Lipped Treefrog, Scinax garbei:
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Our kitchen / dining hut at the Madre Selva field station.
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Every day had its complement of crazy-cool invertebrates. Here is a Spiny Moth Caterpillar, Automeris sp. (Saturniidae)
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Pale-Striped Poison Frog, Epipedobates hahneli:
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White-Striped Eyed Lizard, Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi:
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Photographing a Gladiator Treefrog, Hyla boans. Photo courtesy of Doug Kranich.
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The aforementioned Hyla boans
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These three girls lived in a nearby village, and every day they would travel to our field station by dugout canoe, bringing frogs and lizards and bugs to trade for tshirts and sweets.
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Riparian entertainments. Photo courtesy of Doug Kranich.
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A family along the Rio Orosa.
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Julia Butterfly, Dryas julia (Nymphalidae)
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Black-Spotted Skink, Mabuya nigropunctata:
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Polka-Dot Treefrog, Hyla punctata punctata:
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Awesome unidentified spider on the forest floor at night:
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One of the most common frogs seen at night in the forest was the Flat-Headed Bromeliad Frog, Osteocephalus planiceps:
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A tiny treefrog, Hyla rossalleni:
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Many-Striped Treefrog, Hyla haraldschultzi:
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Cinnamon Treefrog, Hyla koechlini:
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Spotted Hatchet-Faced Frog, Sphaenorhynchus dorisae:
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One of the Dwarf Jungle Frog Complex, Leptodactylus petersi:
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Two-Striped Treefrog, Scinax rubra:
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Crested Forest Toad, Bufo margaritifer complex:
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Common Forest Anole, Anolis trachyderma:
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Western Leaf Lizard, Sternocercus fimbriatus:
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Male Bridled Forest Gecko, Gonatodes humeralis:
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It was cool to see and get my hands on this Smooth-Fronted Caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus (photo courtesy of Doug Kranich):
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I like big buttresses and I cannot lie.
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Neonate Banded Water Snake, Helicops angulatus:
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An opaque juvenile Banded Calico Snake, Oxyrhops petola digitalis:
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The best shot I could get of a tiny neonate Short-Nosed Litter Snake, Taeniophallus brevirostris:
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Big-Headed Snail-Eating Snake, Dipsas indicus indicus:
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This one has always been high on my must-see list - Red Vine Snake, Siphlophis compressus:
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Common Forest Whipsnake, Chironius exoletus:
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Juvenile Corallus hortulanus:
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Boa constrictor constrictor:
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These turned out to be one of my favorite finds – Blunt-Headed Tree Snake, Imantodes cenchoa:
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Worth another look - the Loro Machaca, or Western Striped Forest Pit Viper, Bothriopsis bilineatus smaragdina:
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Shooting the Loro Machaca:
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Better throw in a Bothrops atrox head shot:
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The gang at breakfast:
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From my last day in the forest:
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Stilt-Root Palm, Iriartea deltoidea:
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Back up-river to civilization:
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thanks for looking!
-Mike
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Wow... Awesome finds Mike. My favorite is the juvie Corallus hortulanus. Such a cool looking snake... Thanks for sharing.
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Ah yeah boi. Wondered when the HS Herping part 1 of 15 was coming out.
Great shots of the frogs! Everything looks intense down there, even those girls.
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Great review of your amazing trip with super photos.

The Western Leaf Lizard, Sternocercus fimbriatus is an unusual looking lizard.
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Awesome stuff!!! That ATB is just insane. I think my favorite is the Dipsas, though. It looks like a Mandarin ratsnake put his sock on backwards. :lol:
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Wonderful shots, Mike. Brings back lots of memories. It would be so much fun to visit these places again.

Your shot of the trogon is good. I did not see it at all on my trip.

How did you go with butterflies? See many species?

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Hylid overload! - that's a beautiful thing. The Corallus is pretty beautiful as well.
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moloch wrote:
How did you go with butterflies? See many species?
I saw some neat species. The forest fliers were tough to follow, but clearings and treefalls attracted more edge species:

Starry Night Cracker, Hamadryas laodamia
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Jordan's Sister, Adelpha jordani
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Dido Longwing, Philaethria dido
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Coolie, Anartia amathea
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White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae
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Owl Butterfly, Caligo Teucer
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A forest flying Glasswing, Ithomia sp.
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This species has mostly transparent wings, beautiful and ethereal as it flew in the forest. Amber Phantom, Haetera piera
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Morpho sp.
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Mira Doctor, Ancyluris mira
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Agathina Emperor Doxocopa agathina
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One more I think - Tropical Buckeye, Junonia sp.
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-Mike
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Beautiful, I'm glad you were able to make this trip! Even better for me that you could post it.
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some great photos in there mike, what a great start to your year.
as always I have to tune into the Hot Stove herping series.
I can tell from your writing you really liked this trip :beer:
thanks for posting it.
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Makes me want to book one of Dicks trips tomorrow. Fantastic shots.
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Looks like it was an amazing trip. I'm looking forward to seeing even more!
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Yeah, you've had a hell of a year. I cant wait to see the rest!

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Nice post, and a nice way to spend February...
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thanks, everyone.

yeah, that was really something. I can't wait to go back!
-Mike
millside wrote:some great photos in there mike, what a great start to your year.
as always I have to tune into the Hot Stove herping series.
I can tell from your writing you really liked this trip :beer:
thanks for posting it.
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Geez Louise, Mike...awesome photos!!

That metallic spider, I've never seen one quite like it...need to ID it.

DDD
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I couldn't key that one out Daniel - any leads would be appreciated!
Daniel D Dye wrote:Geez Louise, Mike...awesome photos!!

That metallic spider, I've never seen one quite like it...need to ID it.

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I'll try to ID it tomorrow at my office. I have more resources there.
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Wow I'm really digging that Corallus hortulanus.
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ThamnElegans24 wrote:Wow I'm really digging that Corallus hortulanus.
Yeah I liked how you just threw that in there as an "oh by the way, check out this crazy looking thing...."

Awesome post. These posts are becoming a yearly favorite of mine and so far this one hasn't disappointed. Did you take any special precautions with your lumix in the forest? Silica gel case? Or just remember to lift it up when crossing the river ;)

I look forward to the rest of the year's rap up!

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What an interesting place. Thanks for posting. :thumb:
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ThamnElegans24 wrote:Wow I'm really digging that Corallus hortulanus.
Yeah, that thing was crazy-cool.
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We got a nice adult, too.
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thanks, Alex. I took some precautions - I brought a dry-bag full of silica gel, and a small bath towel to wrap it in if I needed to stow it in my pack. I didn't have any problems with it, but I also kept it out in the open most of the time, and not enclosed in any damp place. I didn't need the gel but I think it's a good idea to have that along.

I also brought two more cameras - my wife's point n' shoot for a backup, and my waterproof Canon D10. I wasn't taking any chances :)
-Mike
Viridovipera wrote:
Awesome post. These posts are becoming a yearly favorite of mine and so far this one hasn't disappointed. Did you take any special precautions with your lumix in the forest? Silica gel case? Or just remember to lift it up when crossing the river ;)

-Alex
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Mike,

The spider appears to be a native sparassid (sparassidae), also known as Huntsman Spiders. It's a poorly known family in the neotropics, according to G. B. Edwards, Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda at the Division of Plant Industry here in Gainesville, FL. He's my go too spider guy when I'm stumped.

DDD
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Daniel, thanks so much! (and thank you, G.B. Edwards!). I Google-Imaged family Sparassidae and a lot of cool species come up.
-Mike
Daniel D Dye wrote:Mike,

The spider appears to be a native sparassid (sparassidae), also known as Huntsman Spiders. It's a poorly known family in the neotropics, according to G. B. Edwards, Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda at the Division of Plant Industry here in Gainesville, FL. He's my go too spider guy when I'm stumped.

DDD
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Mike, this was an awesome opening Hot Stove Herping episode. My only complaint is--how are you going to top this one? I know you have a few rabbits up your hat. For me, the number and variety of species in your post is overwhelming. Yet, I know that you had to whittle this large number of photos down from some thousands of photos. I am thinking to myself that perhaps I will have to go on the next trip to S. America. Truly, a trip of a lifetime.
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Mike, you lived a charmed life. I'm sure I'm not the only one who looks forward to reading your books one day. :thumb:
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Wow. Thanks for posting this and for linking your previous posts too. This may finally give me the courage to ask my wife about going on a MT this January!
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An AWESOME post...my favorite this year...thanks a lot for taking us with you....I really loved the Gladiator Frog shot....gmerker
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Senor Miguel,
Again, many thanx for the several posts you have made about the Amazon trip. And also again, it was our pleasure to have you--not to mention Karl, Caitlin, Gerold, Dale, Skip, and Professor Millinocket, along. I'm glad that we got a nice diversity on the trip. But I hasten to say that there are still many herp species yet in waiting. I manage to find/see several taxa new to me on every trip, and I've been making the run for many a year.
An invitation to all to visit my FaceBook page "Dick Bartlett" for many other pix and to visit our website www.amazon-ecotours.com for additional info. Best/Dick
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Chad astutely observed:
I'm sure I'm not the only one who looks forward to reading your books one day.
Amen.
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I have said it before and I will say it again: Epic Trip! Those are nice animals. Believe me when I say, I am jealous.

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Peter, Chad, Gerold - thanks very much guys. I appreciate your comments.

Kfen - thanks, and I hope you go! It'll be epic.

Dick, I'll be back at some point - I have unfinished business in Peru :)

Ryan, thanks bud. Good to herp with you this year, sorry once again to miss out on the Rings :cry:

-Mike
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Spectacular Miike. I hope I can get down there someday.
I look forward to your next installment.
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"I like big Buttresses and I can not lie." :lol:

I enjoyed your first post from the Amazon, and happy to see more of it in your Hot Stove series. Did you see any Tarantulas? I know you like the inverts and all.

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Dell Despain wrote:"
Did you see any Tarantulas? I know you like the inverts and all.
-Dell
I saw a few - here's Avicularia urticans, the Peruvian Pink-Toe:
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Tentatively identified as a Peruvian Giant Tarantula, Pamphobeteus cf antinous:
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Unidentified species:
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I saw plenty of these hand-sized beasts - the most bad-ass spider in the forest, Phoenutria feria:
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Supposedly these are the most venomous of South American spiders.
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- Mike
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Wonderful, as always!

A little sad, however...
Just as the natural signs like leaves changing colors in the woods, licenses changing color in Florida, Wooly Bear Catapillars in numbers, Canada Geese flying south, etc are harbingers of winter,
so is Hot Stove Herping: Part One on the forum..... BRRRRRRR

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Those Peruvian spiders may seem big, but can't be bigger than the spider on the back of your neck, when your in a tight spot and your flashlight batteries are low. :roll: :lol:
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Sweet post, Mike! The Amazonian stuff will never cease to amaze me. One of my favorite photos in this post is the Microteiid (Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi) with an egg visible through it's side. What a cool beast. Like Bill, I always find your Hot Stove series to be a fantastic visual feast, but also a reminder of the long winter to come.

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BillMcGighan wrote:
A little sad, however...
Just as the natural signs like leaves changing colors in the woods, licenses changing color in Florida, Wooly Bear Catapillars in numbers, Canada Geese flying south, etc are harbingers of winter,
so is Hot Stove Herping: Part One on the forum..... BRRRRRRR
I always wait until I feel the chill before kicking it off, Bill.
BillMcGighan wrote: PS
Those Peruvian spiders may seem big, but can't be bigger than the spider on the back of your neck, when your in a tight spot and your flashlight batteries are low. :roll: :lol:
:D Sounds like a personal anecdote to me.
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Cole Grover wrote:Sweet post, Mike! The Amazonian stuff will never cease to amaze me. One of my favorite photos in this post is the Microteiid (Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi) with an egg visible through it's side. What a cool beast. Like Bill, I always find your Hot Stove series to be a fantastic visual feast, but also a reminder of the long winter to come.

-Cole
thanks, Cole. I really dig those little microteiids too. We saw a few different types of little forest lizards:

Common Forest Lizard, Leposoma parietale:
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Common Streamside Lizard, Neusticurus ecpleopus:
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Juvenile Neusticurus ecpleopus:
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Black-Bellied Forest Lizard, Alopoglossus atriventris:
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A nice selection of lesser seen species!
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For sure a great post. Too bad the caiman picture doesn't show up.
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Mike

GREAT post!!!

I love the Bothriopsis bilineatus smaragdina! Those are tough to find and that green seems to be a tough color to get to come through in photos for some reason. Hope to go down there with you sometime!

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Mike VanValen wrote:For sure a great post. Too bad the caiman picture doesn't show up.
Hmm. I dunno, shows up OK for me?

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Matt Cage wrote:Mike

GREAT post!!!

I love the Bothriopsis bilineatus smaragdina! Those are tough to find and that green seems to be a tough color to get to come through in photos for some reason. Hope to go down there with you sometime!

Matt
thanks, Matt. re: the smaragdina - a couple of folks in our group had trouble getting the green to show up. I can't remember what adjustments were made (white balance?) but eventually everyone had shots they were happy with. Mine were OK, with just a little extra saturation required in post-processing.

I used my trusty bracket rig with a diffuser on the slave flash:
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(Photo courtesy of Doug Kranich)

-Mike
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I haven't seen most of these. Great job, Mike. Makes me wish I didn't chicken out on this last year....well that's how Dick puts it anyway.

-Jake Scott
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Mike, it's good to know that after 40 years of field herping you can still come up with a 140 lifer year. Wow, I still don't have that many species on my total lifer list!

That Prionodactylus looks gravid :)

All in all, a very generous post, thank you!

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Nice! A little bit old topic, but I would like to ask where did you find the Helicops? Inside water I believe, but in river, stream or stagnant pool water? How did it behaves when you aproaches next to it? thanks
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Gekkotan, that Helicops was found at night among floating water plants in a small river.

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thanks Mike! Well, it is getting harder to know what this species prefer. The only thing that seems is helicops like water. I hope I can find Pseudoeryx and Hydrops too. and maybe M. surinamensis.
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