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ANI100-00103
A female Southern oncilla or tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. Habitat loss and poaching for the skin are two threats to the species. This animal was rescued as an orphan in the Brasilia area by IBAMA, the Brazilian wildlife agency. This animal’s name is Potira, an indigenous name for a local goddess.
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ANI100-00102
A female Southern oncilla or tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. Habitat loss and poaching for the skin are two threats to the species. This animal was rescued as an orphan in the Brasilia area by IBAMA, the Brazilian wildlife agency. This animal’s name is Potira, an indigenous name for a local goddess.
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ANI100-00101
A female Southern oncilla or tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. Habitat loss and poaching for the skin are two threats to the species. This animal was rescued as an orphan in the Brasilia area by IBAMA, the Brazilian wildlife agency. This animal’s name is Potira, an indigenous name for a local goddess.
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ANI100-00100
A female Southern oncilla or tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. Habitat loss and poaching for the skin are two threats to the species. This animal was rescued as an orphan in the Brasilia area by IBAMA, the Brazilian wildlife agency. This animal’s name is Potira, an indigenous name for a local goddess.
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ANI100-00099
A female Southern oncilla or tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. Habitat loss and poaching for the skin are two threats to the species. This animal was rescued as an orphan in the Brasilia area by IBAMA, the Brazilian wildlife agency. This animal’s name is Potira, an indigenous name for a local goddess.
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ANI052-00025
A cape giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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ANI110-00174
A glass frog (Nymphargus sp. nov. “orense”) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.
This individual was from El Oro.
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ANI110-00173
A glass frog (Nymphargus sp. nov. “orense”) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.
This individual was from El Oro.
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ANI110-00172
A glass frog (Nymphargus sp. nov. “orense”) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.
This individual was from El Oro.
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ANI102-00491
A Tlaloc’s rattlesnake (Crotalus tlaloci) from a private collection.
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ANI102-00490
A Tlaloc’s rattlesnake (Crotalus tlaloci) from a private collection.
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ANI110-00136
An undescribed Telmatobius sp., a new species of water frog from Potosi, Bolivia photographed at at Museo De Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, a natural history museum and rare amphibian breeding center in Chocabamba Bolivia. This species is totally aquatic.
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ANI110-00135
An undescribed Telmatobius sp., a new species of water frog from Potosi, Bolivia photographed at at Museo De Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, a natural history museum and rare amphibian breeding center in Chocabamba Bolivia. This species is totally aquatic.
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ANI110-00134
An undescribed Telmatobius sp., a new species of water frog from Potosi, Bolivia photographed at at Museo De Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, a natural history museum and rare amphibian breeding center in Chocabamba Bolivia. This species is totally aquatic.
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ANI110-00131
An Adenomera cf andreae, from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI110-00129
A Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus) from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI110-00130
A Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus) from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI109-00319
A diving lizard or mophead iguana (Uranoscodon superciliosus) in the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI109-00318
A diving lizard or mophead iguana (Uranoscodon superciliosus) from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI109-00317
A diving lizard or mophead iguana (Uranoscodon superciliosus) from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI109-00316
A diving lizard or mophead iguana (Uranoscodon superciliosus) from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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ANI109-00315
A diving lizard or mophead iguana (Uranoscodon superciliosus) from the wild in Manaus, Brazil.
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BIR070-00090
A tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba decussatus) at Cetas-IBAMA, a wildlife rehab center in Manaus, Brazil. This is administered by IBAMA, the government wildlife agency of Brazil.
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BIR070-00089
A tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba decussatus) at Cetas-IBAMA, a wildlife rehab center in Manaus, Brazil. This is administered by IBAMA, the government wildlife agency of Brazil.
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ANI023-00241
A female barbary stag or atlas deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus) at Tierpark Berlin.
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ANI110-00123
A pair of El Tambo marsupial frogs (Gastrotheca elicioi) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. These animals were originally from Ona, Ecuador. Locality is Loja, Ecuador. The male is bronze with some green, and the female is bright green and much larger, with pouch on back for brooding young.
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ANI110-00097
A juvenile Rosenberg gladiator frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal was originally from Norte de Lita, Carchi Province, Ecuador.
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ANI110-00096
A juvenile Rosenberg gladiator frog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal was originally from Norte de Lita, Carchi Province, Ecuador.
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ANI110-00091
A new frog species (Hyloxalus sp. nov. Cerro Masvale) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Cerro Masvale, Guayas Province, Ecuador. Threats to the species include habitat destruction due to mining and urban development.
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ANI110-00090
A new frog species (Hyloxalus sp. nov. Cerro Masvale) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Cerro Masvale, Guayas Province, Ecuador. Threats to the species include habitat destruction due to mining and urban development.
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ANI110-00089
A pacific toad (Ceratophrys stolzmanni) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Reserva Ecologica militar Arenillas, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. It is a rare species in nature and little known due to its biology. It is active only in the rainy season. However, Ecuadorian populations may be declining as a result of the destruction and fragmentation of dry coastal forests, urban growth, the use of agrochemicals.
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ANI110-00088
A pacific toad (Ceratophrys stolzmanni) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Reserva Ecologica militar Arenillas, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. It is a rare species in nature and little known due to its biology. It is active only in the rainy season. However, Ecuadorian populations may be declining as a result of the destruction and fragmentation of dry coastal forests, urban growth, the use of agrochemicals.
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ANI110-00069
An Amazonian monkey frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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ANI110-00068
An Amazonian monkey frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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ANI110-00067
An Amazonian monkey frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
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ANI110-00062
A Grandison glass frog (Nymphargus grandisonae) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Las Pampas, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. This species is threatened by destruction of habitat, intensive agriculture and livestock, pollution, use of agrochemicals, mining, urban development and palm plantations.
