Herpetology at the Isthmus 2018 June 11-19, 2018 Trip lists
Itinerary
June 11 – Arrival at Canopy Tower; exploring Canopy Tower grounds at night June 12 – Semaphore Hill Road; Ammo Dump Ponds; Plantation Road night walk June 13 – Pipeline Road; Summit Ponds & Old Gamboa Road; Pipeline Road night walk June 14 – Plantation Road; Gamboa Rainforest Resort June 15 – Transfer to Canopy Lodge; Canopy Lodge grounds; Cerro Gaital night walk June 16 – Cerro Gaital; Watercress Trail; Canopy Lodge grounds night walk June 17 – Altos del Maria; Candelario Trail night walk June 18 – Candelario Trail; El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center & El Valle Serpentarium June 19 – Departure
AMPHIBIANS
June 2018 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BUFONIDAE toads 1 Rhaebo haematiticus Truando Toad (Litter Toad) x 2 Rhinella alata South American Common Toad x x x x x 3 Rhinella marina Cane Toad x x x x x x x x CENTROLENIDAE glass frogs 4 Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi Chirripo Bare-hearted Glass Frog H x x H 5 Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Fleischmann’s Glass Frog egg x CRAUGASTORIDAE rain frogs 6 Craugastor fitzingeri Fitzinger’s Robber Frog x x x x x 7 Craugastor crassidigitus Slim-fingered Rain Frog x x DENDROBATIDAE poison dart frogs 8 Allobates talamancae Talamanca Rocket Frog H x x H H 9 Silverstoneia flotator Rainforest (Striped) Rocket Frog H x x x 10 Dendrobates auratus Green-and-black Poison Frog x ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE rain frogs 11 Diasporus diastema Common Dink Frog x x x H H H HYLIDAE treefrogs 12 Agalychnis callidryas Red-eyed Treefrog x x x x H 13 Dendropsophus ebbracatus Hourglass Treefrog x H 14 Dendropsophus microcephalus Yellow (Small-headed) Treefrog H H 15 Hypsiboas rosenbergi Rosenberg’s Treefrog H x x 16 Hypsiboas rufitelus Red-webbed (Canal Zone) Treefrog H x H H 17 Scinax boulengeri Boulenger’s Treefrog x 18 Smilisca phaeota Masked Treefrog x LEPTODACTYLIDAE foam frogs 19 Engystomops pustulosus Tungara Frog H x x x H 20 Leptodactylus labialis American White-lipped Foam Frog x 21 Leptodactylus savagei Savage’s Thin-toed Frog x x x x RANIDAE ranid frogs 22 Lithobates warszewitschii Beautiful Forest Frog H x x PLETHODONTIDAE lungless salamanders 23 Oedipina complex Gamboa Worm Salamander x
REPTILES
June 2018 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 EMYDIDAE pond turtles 1 Trachemys venusta Meso-American Slider x x ANGUIDAE glass and alligator lizards 2 Diploglossus monotropis Coral Scorpion Lizard x CORYTOPHANIDAE casque-headed lizards 3 Basiliscus basiliscus Common Basilisk x x x x x x 4 Basiliscus vittatus Brown (Striped) Basilisk x x x x 5 Corytophanes cristatus Helmeted Iguana x DACTYLOIDAE anoles 6 Anolis aquaticus Water Anole x x 7 Anolis biporcatus Neotropical Green Anole x 8 Anolis humilis Humble (Ground) Anole x x 9 Anolis limifrons Slender Anole x x x x x x IGUANIDAE iguanas 10 Iguana iguana Common Green Iguana x x x x x 11 Ctenosaura similis Black Spiny-tailed Iguana x x GEKKONIDAE geckos 12 Hemidactylus frenatus Common House Gecko x x x x PHYLLODACTYLIDAE geckos 13 Thecadactylus rapicauda Turniptail Gecko x x x SPHAERODACTYLIDAE geckos 14 Gonatodes albogularis Yellow-headed Gecko x x x x SCINCIDAE skinks 15 Marisora unimarginata Central American Mabuya x XANTUSIIDAE night lizards 16 Lepidophyma flavimaculatum Yellow-spotted Night Lizard x TEIIDAE whiptails & tegus 17 Holcosus festivus Central American Ameiva x x x 18 Holcosus leptophrys Delicate Ameiva x BOIDAE boas 19 Boa constrictor Boa Constrictor x COLUBRIDAE colubrid snakes 20 Dendrophidion percarinatum Brown Forest Racer x 21 Dendrophidion clarkii Clark’s Forest Racer x 22 Erythrolampus bizona False Coral Snake DOR 23 Erythrolampus epinephelus Night Ground (Swamp) Snake x 24 Geophis hoffmanni Hoffmann’s Earth Snake x 25 Leptodeira annulata Banded Cat-eyed Snake x 26 Leptodeira septentrionalis Northern Cat-eyed Snake x 27 Leptophis sp. Parrot Snake x 28 Pseudoboa neuwiedii Ratonel / Neuwied’s False Boa x VIPERIDAE pit vipers 29 Bothriechis schlegelii Eyelash Viper x 30 Bothrops asper Fer-de-lance / Terciopelo x x CROCODYLIDAE crocodilians 31 Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile x
H: heard only DOR: dead on road