Chasing snakes and light in the verdant cloud forest of Ecuador's west Andean slope.

Mindo, Pichincha, 2007.
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  • Tree frog (Hyla pellucens), close-up of eyes, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Marine Toad (Bufo marinus), at rest during day, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Mountain Sipo (Chironius monticola), in gaping threat posture, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Mountain Sipo (Chironius monticola), in gaping threat posture, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Shiny Whipsnake (Chironius grandisquamis), in threat posture, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Shiny Whipsnake (Chironius grandisquamis), in threat posture, tongue-flicking, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Shiny Whipsnake (Chironius grandisquamis), on fallen tree in cloud forest, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Sunset over cloud forest, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Anadia lizard (Anadia sp.), sleeping in bromeliad, showing transparent eye-lid, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.