ECUADOR NATURE TOURS

March 31, 2018Written by Fernando Vaca

Shiripuno Lodge – Peccary Pit Hole in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

Humboldt’s Woolly Monkey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

Napo Saky Monkey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

Nine-banded Armadillo. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.

The White-bellied Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil, ranging as far south as the lower Ucayali River and as far east as the Branco River. Over the last 45 years (3 generations), the population has declined by approximately 50% due to habitat loss and hunting.[6] Because of this, A. belzebuth is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Wikipedia

Noisy Night Monkey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

Napo Saky Monkey . Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador

Shiripuno Lodge – The Yasuni Biosphere Reserve is home pumas, jaguars, ocelotes, jaguarundy impressive density.

The Lowland Tapir is the largest mammalliving in the Amazon Rainforest, it feeds on fresh and young leaves and visit forest clay licks.

The forest clay clicks is a special location for several species of forest creatures such as tapir, bats, deers, peccaries, tapirs, macaws , pigeon guans and others.

Shiripuno Lodge – Frugivores very important in the forest, they play a dispesing seed for many trees, liana, epifitas and other plants use Common Woolly Monkey.

Giant Anteater. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.

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The pygmy marmoset is a small species of New World monkey native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. The species is notable for being the smallest monkey and one of the smallest primates in the world, at just over 100 grams. Wikipedia

Red Brocket Deer ~ Shiripuno Lodge ~ Amazon Rainforest Mammals

Squirrel Monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin (sai-mirim or gai-mbirin < sai 'monkey' and mirim 'small') and was also used as an English name by early researchers. Wikipedia

Calico is ground-dwelling snake, found in the flooded forest of the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

Amazon Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus)

Rainbow Boa, it lives inside leafcutters ants colonies. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

Shiripuno Lodge ~ The Amazon Horned Rain Frog, it’s a ground-dweller amphibian using its camouflage waits for its prey to pass by, the sit-and-wait technique is used by many species of the Amazon Rainforest.

Fer-de-lance resting along the trunk we used for crossing. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

Boa Constrictor resting in front of amazon explorers, Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

Amazon Tree Frog. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador.

Amazon Dwarft Iguana ~ Shiripuno Lodge ~ Amazon Herping Week

The Smooth-fronted Caiman likes to eat catfish.

Hypsiboans Tree Frog ~ Shiripuno Lodge ~ Amazon Herping Week

Chironius Whip Snake lives in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.

A new species of the hylid frog genus Osteocephalus from the upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador and Pen! is described. It most closely resembles 0, planiceps, but it differs in the absence of pale stripes on the heels and above the vent, in being smaller, and lacking brown spots on the Hanks. The new species, O. yasuni, is unique within Osteocephalus in having extensive yellow ventral coloration.

BANDED TREE ANOLE (ANOLIS TRANSVERSALIS)

Chironius Whip Snake exploring for prey

Trachycepahlus Tree Frog ~ Shiripuno Lodge ~ Amazon Herping Week

Bushmaster molting: notice the whitish eye. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve. Photo by our guide Daniel Hicks