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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



A lizard in the forests near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.



Infant green sea turtle



Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest



Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with fly in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A brilliantly colored lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest



A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea



Close-up of the body of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Chobe National Park



Marine toad (Bufo marinus) in lodge



Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with fly in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



Bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Marine toad (Bufo marinus) in lodge



Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Juvenile frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Forest frog



Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Infant green sea turtle



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) on the Zambezi River



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



Close-up on the head of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Chobe National Park



Infant green sea turtle



Juvenile green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Black caiman



Black caiman



Black caiman in action



Leatherback sea turtle eggs



A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Lizard in the Gymnoptalmidae family in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Gecko in lodge



Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Turtle in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A brilliantly colored lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest



Frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


White-lined monkey frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii) at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Lizard on the beach



Juvenile frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) at night on the Tiputini River in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leatherback sea turtle coming out of the surf



Infant green sea turtle



Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green sea turtle killed by a jaguar



Yellow flower



Gecko in lodge



Volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Lizard in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Frog in the Pristimantis genus camouflaged in the leaf litter in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea



Headless and bloated anaconda corpse



Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle



Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean



A brilliantly colored lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach



Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Undeveloped green turtle egg found dead in nest



Lizard in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


South American common toad (rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Juvenile frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Close-up of the tail of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Chobe National Park



Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Headless and bloated anaconda corpse



Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Lizard (unidentified species) in Saguaro National Park, Arizona




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