The Atlantic Slope Forest of Central Panamá: Biodiversity Hothouse
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Selections from two trips to Colón Province in 2007.
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Scaly-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus guatemalensis), roosting at base of tree at night, central Panama.
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Terciopelo or Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), in defensive posture, central Panama.
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Terciopelo or Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), in defensive posture, close-up of head, central Panama.
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Viewing platform of Canopy Tower Ecolodge, Soberania National Park, Panama.
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Tarantula (Theraphosidae), threatening, central Panama.
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Striped Yellow-eared Bats (Vampyressa nymphaea), roosting in palm tree, central Panama.
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Terciopelo or Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), young individual, central Panama.
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Terciopelo or Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), close-up of young individual, central Panama.
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Neotropical Racer (Dryadophis melanolomus), close-up of head, central Panama.