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  • Bark Mimic Grasshopper (Acrididae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP20283 Bark Mimic Grasshopper.jpg
  • Bark Mantid (Liturgusa sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP16497 Bark Mantid.jpg
  • Bark Mantid (Liturgusa sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP16552 Bark Mantid.jpg
  • Bark Mimic Grasshopper (Acrididae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP6842 Bark Mimic Grasshopper.jpg
  • Bark Mimic Grasshopper (Acrididae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP20255 Bark Mimic Grasshopper.jpg
  • Bark Mimic Grasshopper (Acrididae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP6939 Bark Mimic Grasshopper.jpg
  • Bark Mantid (Liturgusa sp.)<br />
Mapari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY2878 Bark Mantid.jpg
  • Thick Corky Tree Bark<br />
Typical vegetation of the Cerrado Habitat<br />
Piaui State,  BRAZIL   South America
    110439 Thick Corky Tree Bark.tif
  • Thick Corky Bark<br />
Typical of Cerrado Habitat.<br />
Piaui State. BRAZIL.  South America<br />
Threatened Habitat
    110462 Thick Corky Bark.tif
  • Thick Corky Bark - Fire Resistant<br />
Cerrado Habitat.  BRAZIL.  South America<br />
THREATENED HABITAT
    110446 Thick Corky Bark.tif
  • Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 925-1,100mm and weight: 3.5-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. Their distinctive coloration can not be confused with any other species. They are diurnal and live in family groups of three to ten. Coquerel's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit, bark and flowers. They have one young in June or July. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Restricted to north-west Madgascar in dry-deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES due to habitat distruction for agriculture and the production of charcoal but also deliberately started bush fires lit to encourage new grass shoots to grow. Hunting also occurs in some areas although around Ankarafantsika Reserve it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA3020_Coquerel's_sifaka.jpg
  • Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 925-1,100mm and weight: 3.5-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. Their distinctive coloration can not be confused with any other species. They are diurnal and live in family groups of three to ten. Coquerel's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit, bark and flowers. They have one young in June or July. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Restricted to north-west Madgascar in dry-deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES due to habitat distruction for agriculture and the production of charcoal but also deliberately started bush fires lit to encourage new grass shoots to grow. Hunting also occurs in some areas although around Ankarafantsika Reserve it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA3018_Coquerel's_sifaka.jpg
  • Bush Katydid (Sub-fam. Phaneropterinae, Tettigoniidae) Female depositing eggs under bark using ovipositor<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Bush Katydid laying eggs3783.jpg
  • Fulgoroid plant-hopper (Flatidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Fulgoroid plant-hopper2654.jpg
  • Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP4428 Harlequin Beetle.jpg
  • Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP3937 Harlequin Beetle.jpg
  • Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP4406 Harlequin Beetle.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_153_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_136_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_123_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_84_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_78_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_63_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_165_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_145_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Cup Fungi (Pezizaceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP3595 Cup Fungi.jpg
  • Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP3340 Harlequin Beetle.jpg
  • Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP3354 Harlequin Beetle.jpg
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata), or red rat snake climbing tree.<br />
Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
RANGE: Throughout the southeastern and central United States.
    20120428_Corn_Snake_115_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Lichen-mimic phasmid (Phasmida)<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY1842 Lichen-mimic phasmid.jpg
  • Day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) Ankarana Special Reserve. NW MADAGASCAR. These are among the largest of the spelsuma species on the island and can reach a lenth of 300mm. They are common in coastal areas of northern Madagascar.<br />
Phelsumas are among the most prominent reptiles in Madagascar. They are also found on other Indian Ocean Islands. They are medium-sized to large arboreal diurnal geckos with round pupils. Species from humid regions tend to be brighter green, often with red marking while species from drier regions are often grey or brown. It is thought that their very conspicuous colour patterns could function as a premating isolation mechanism which helps to prevent interbreeding of different color morphs and therefore reinforce speciation events. In contrast to most other animal groups, Phelsuma seem to benefit from deforestation and are more abundant in cultivated areas than in natural habitas. However there are a few that are only found on edges of primary forest and they are seriously threatened by habitat destruction. All the phelsumas in Madagascar glue their eggs to a substate like bark. Usually 2 eggs per clutch. Several species like Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis defend their clutches.<br />
Threats: THEY ARE HEAVILY COLLECTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PET TRADE.
    MA1153_Day_gecko.jpg
  • Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) near Andringitra mountains. South-central MADAGASCAR <br />
THIS GENUS CONTAINS A SINGLE SPECIES<br />
Males and females look alike. Medium sized lemurs, length of 950-1,100mm and weight: 2.3-3.5kg's. They have long alternate black and white ringed tails and adopt a horizontal body posture generally moving quadrupedally on the ground. Ring-tailed lemurs are diurnal and are the most terrestrial of all Malagasy primates. This species has been studied since the 1960's and more information has been gathered on it than any other Malagasy primate. Their diet is very varied and consists of fruit, leaves, flowers, bark, sap and occasionally invertebrates. They also occur in larger groups than any other Malagasy primate - from 3 to around 25. There is a well-defined and maintained heirachy within the troop and females are dominant with the alpha female forming the focal point for the group. Males also have their own heirachy. Scent marking is important for demarking their territory. Young are born in August and September. Only 30% reach adulthood.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Spiny forest, dry scrub, deciduous forest and gallery forest are used throughout the majority of its range. At Andringitra Massif they are found on exposed rocks. They are found in south and south-western Madagascar from Tolagnaro in the se to just south of Morondava on the west coast. Generally found at lower elevations except in Andringitra Massif where it has been recorded above the treeline to altitudes in excess of 2,600 meters.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The two main habitat types preferred by Ring-tailed lemurs, dense Didieraceae/Euphorbiaceae bush and riverside gallery forest, are already restricted and known to be diminishing alarmingly as a result of fires, overgrazing and wood-harvesting for charcoal production. They are still hunted for food and trapped to be kept as pets.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA7663_Ring-tailed_lemur.jpg
  • Ring-tailed lemur & baby  (Lemur catta) Beza mahafaly Special Reserve. South-western MADAGASCAR <br />
THIS GENUS CONTAINS A SINGLE SPECIES<br />
Males and females look alike. Medium sized lemurs, length of 950-1,100mm and weight: 2.3-3.5kg's. They have long alternate black and white ringed tails and adopt a horizontal body posture generally moving quadrupedally on the ground. Ring-tailed lemurs are diurnal and are the most terrestrial of all Malagasy primates. This species has been studied since the 1960's and more information has been gathered on it than any other Malagasy primate. Their diet is very varied and consists of fruit, leaves, flowers, bark, sap and occasionally invertebrates. They also occur in larger groups than any other Malagasy primate - from 3 to around 25. There is a well-defined and maintained heirachy within the troop and females are dominant with the alpha female forming the focal point for the group. Males also have their own heirachy. Scent marking is important for demarking their territory. Young are born in August and September. Only 30% reach adulthood.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Spiny forest, dry scrub, deciduous forest and gallery forest are used throughout the majority of its range. At Andringitra Massif they are found on exposed rocks. They are found in south and south-western Madagascar from Tolagnaro in the se to just south of Morondava on the west coast. Generally found at lower elevations except in Andringitra Massif where it has been recorded above the treeline to altitudes in excess of 2,600 meters.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The two main habitat types preferred by Ring-tailed lemurs, dense Didieraceae/Euphorbiaceae bush and riverside gallery forest, are already restricted and known to be diminishing alarmingly as a result of fires, overgrazing and wood-harvesting for charcoal production. They are still hunted for food and trapped to be kept as pets.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA6162_Ring-tailed_lemur.jpg
  • Day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) Ankarana Special Reserve. NW MADAGASCAR. These are among the largest of the spelsuma species on the island and can reach a lenth of 300mm. They are common in coastal areas of northern Madagascar.<br />
Phelsumas are among the most prominent reptiles in Madagascar. They are also found on other Indian Ocean Islands. They are medium-sized to large arboreal diurnal geckos with round pupils. Species from humid regions tend to be brighter green, often with red marking while species from drier regions are often grey or brown. It is thought that their very conspicuous colour patterns could function as a premating isolation mechanism which helps to prevent interbreeding of different color morphs and therefore reinforce speciation events. In contrast to most other animal groups, Phelsuma seem to benefit from deforestation and are more abundant in cultivated areas than in natural habitas. However there are a few that are only found on edges of primary forest and they are seriously threatened by habitat destruction. All the phelsumas in Madagascar glue their eggs to a substate like bark. Usually 2 eggs per clutch. Several species like Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis defend their clutches.<br />
Threats: THEY ARE HEAVILY COLLECTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PET TRADE.
    MA1147_Day_gecko.jpg
  • Day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) Ankarana Special Reserve. NW MADAGASCAR. These are among the largest of the spelsuma species on the island and can reach a lenth of 300mm. They are common in coastal areas of northern Madagascar.<br />
Phelsumas are among the most prominent reptiles in Madagascar. They are also found on other Indian Ocean Islands. They are medium-sized to large arboreal diurnal geckos with round pupils. Species from humid regions tend to be brighter green, often with red marking while species from drier regions are often grey or brown. It is thought that their very conspicuous colour patterns could function as a premating isolation mechanism which helps to prevent interbreeding of different color morphs and therefore reinforce speciation events. In contrast to most other animal groups, Phelsuma seem to benefit from deforestation and are more abundant in cultivated areas than in natural habitas. However there are a few that are only found on edges of primary forest and they are seriously threatened by habitat destruction. All the phelsumas in Madagascar glue their eggs to a substate like bark. Usually 2 eggs per clutch. Several species like Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis defend their clutches.<br />
Threats: THEY ARE HEAVILY COLLECTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PET TRADE.
    MA1151_Day_gecko.jpg
  • Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Aerial, near water, on barks of big trees grouped in Harems. Primary and secondary lowland rainforests of Central and South America
    20150308_Proboscis_Bat_33.tif
  • White line Sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Aerial, near water, on barks of big trees grouped in Harems. Primary and secondary lowland rainforests of Central and South America
    TIP587 White line Sac-winged bat.jpg
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