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JADIN EXPEDITIONS Robert Jadin's Herpetology Journal Costa Rica Herp List On this trip I was in Costa Rica from December 09th to the 20th. A lot of the trip was just spent relaxing and having fun, so we didn't herp everyday. La Selva Herps (Dec. 09-11) Pitvipers!!! Porthidium nasutum (hognose pitvipers) Bothriechis schlegelii (eyelash pitviper) Bothrops asper (Tercipelo aka Fer de Lance)
snakes Imantodes cenchoa (bluntheaded snake) Dendrophidion vinitor (lowland forest racer) Leptodeira septentrionalis (Cat-eyed snake)
lizards Basiliscus vittatus Basiliscus plumifrons Corytophanes cristatus Ameiva festiva Iguana iguana Norops occilopus Norops humilis Thecodactylus rapicauda Sphenomorphus cherrei Spherodactylus millepunctatus Hemidactylus frenatus
Turtles Rhinoclemmys funerea
Frogs and Toads Leptodactylus pentadactylus Agalychnis callidryas (Redeyed treefrog) Agalychnis soltator Scinax elaeochrea Rana vallianti Phylomedusa lemus ? Dendrobates pumilio (strawberry poison dart frog) Smilisca sordida Bufo marinus Bufo valliceps Bufo melanochlorus Bufo haematitus Eleutherodactylus fitzingeri Smilisca baudinii Glass frog (not sure which species) Eleutherodactylus sp.
Arenal Volcano (Dec. 12-14) Sibon nebulatus (DOR) Mastigodryas melanolomus (DOR) Rana vibicaria Atropoides mexicanus (DOR) Drymobius margaritiferus (DOR)
Palo Verde (Dec. 14-16) Ctenosaura similis Leptodeira annulata Rana forreri Bufo coccier or leutkenii (Haven't gotten pics back to ID) Crocodylus acutus Leptotyphlops ater Coniophanes piceivittis
Playa Grande Beach (Dec. 17th) Leatherback Sea Turtle - Dermochelys coriacea
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