Leptodactylus labialis y aguacate

Panamá, 2006

This image is the 4th in a series that belongs to

"Tropical frogs and fruit: disingenuous color
combinations from the forests and streetstalls of
Panama"

Agalychnis callidryas y maracujá

Panamá, 2006

This image is the 3rd in a series that belongs to

"Tropical frogs and fruit: disingenuous color
combinations from the forests and streetstalls of
Panama"

Hyla ebraccata y piña

Panamá, 2006

This image is the 2nd in a series that belongs to

"Tropical frogs and fruit: disingenuous color
combinations from the forests and streetstalls of
Panamá"

Agalychnis callidryas y granadilla

Panamá, 2006

This is the first image in a series that belongs to

"Tropical frogs and fruit: disingenuous color
combinations from the forests and streetstalls of
Panamá"

Smilisca phaeota: a glance

ISO 100 f/2.8 1/20 100mm macro
June 2007, Panamá

Seeing Sound

ISO 100 1/125 f/16 100mm macro

The nighttime serenade of the male tungara frog has
visual, acoustic, and aquatic vibration components.

Jamaican Fruit Eating Bat on the Wing

ISO 100 1/100 f/8 100mm macro

Hyla rufitela, Red Webbed Tree Frog

ISO 100 1/100 f/9 100mm macro

This kaliedoscopically colored tree frog advertises
vocally from leaves hanging above small tropical
streams.

Jamaican Fruit Eating Bat

ISO 100 1/100 f/8 100 mm macro

Tungara Turf War

ISO 100 1/125 f/10 100 mm macro

Metamorphic Hourglass Tree Frog

ISO 100 1/100 f/3.5 100 mm macro

Leptodactylus pentadactylus, The Smoki Jungle Frog or South American Bullfrog

ISO 100 1/125 f/2.8 100mm macro

As the largest of the neotropical frogs, the muscular
L. pentadactylus preys on other frog species and is largely
left alone by predators due to a toxic skin secretion.

emerald eyes - deep and bright inside

ISO 100 1/50 f/4.0 100mm macro

Tungara Magic!

Gamboa, Panama 2006

Phrog and Frotographer

ISO 400 1/100 f/2.8 20mm

- I wonder

Smilisca phaeota

ISO 100 1/6 f/3.5 100mm

Portrait of a masked tree frog.

Atta sp., Leafcutter Ant

ISO 200 1/100 f/20 100mm

Smilisca phaeota, Water Conservation Posture

ISO 100 f/2.5 1/3 100mm

Unknown Beetle

ISO 200 1/125 f/18 100mm
Gamboa, Panama 2005

Unknown beetle species photographed at a frog
chorus pond.

Morninglight

ISO 100 1/2 f/14 20mm
Gamboa, Panama 2006

A long exposure of diffuse light showering
through the canopy understory.

Megalopta byroni

ISO 100 1/100 f/18 100mm
Gamboa, Panama 2005

This sweat bee is a brood parasite on related bees
in the genus Megalopta. In response to these threats
it appears as if the bee species attacked have evolved
nocturnalism to reduce this parasite's impact.
Capturing stationary images of flying insects like this
bee requires photographing the animal the instant
before it buzzes off.

Smilisca phaeota: Perspective

ISO 100 1/25 f/2.8 100mm

Smilisca phaeota, Masked Tree Frog

ISO 100 1/8 f/2.8 100mm
Gamboa, Panama 2007

This masked tree frog is adopting a "water conservation
posture" and in doing so the animal reduces surface to
air contact, minimizing evaporation from its skin.
Despite being a visually gorgeous frog, its a surprise
that its hoarse mating call doesn't repel females.

Dendrobates auratus, Green and Black Poison Frog

ISO 100 1/20 f/18 100mm
Barro Colorado Island, Panama 2007

Unlike most frogs this mildly toxic poison frog is active
during the day. Unless moving on the forest floor or
inside a treehole, these frogs are difficult to detect.
Notoriously unwilling to pose for the photographer,
their highly contrasting coloration also makes them
difficult to capture with a single exposure.

Partly Cloudy on the Panama Canal

ISO 100 1/100 f/22 20mm
Panama Canal, 2007

The translucent green waters of the Canal are a
terrific temperature for swimming, and to do so amongst
large crocodilians and transoceanic freight ships
reminds one of life's palpability.

Bufo marinus, The Cane Toad

ISO 100 4/10 f/3.2 100mm
Barro Colorado Island, Panama 2007

The Cane Toad is an abundant amphibian year round,
and unlike many anurans (frogs and toads) it breeds
during the dry season. While many find this toad to be
an unattractive member of the Amphibia, these animals
have a particular charm - notice the brilliant gold reticulations
on the iris.

Hyla rosenbergi, Gladiator Tree Frog

For those familiar with Gamboa, note the reflection of Building 183 in this frog's pupil.

Rio Chagres, Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes

Agalychnis callidryas, A Metamorphic Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Iguana Iguana, A Juvenile Iguana

Uroderma bilobatum, The Tent-Making Bat

The Red-Eyed Grasshopper

Trachops cirrhosus, The Fringe-Lipped Bat

Hyla rosenbergi, The Gladiator Frog

Hyla microcephala, The Yellow Cricket Tree Frog

Physalaemus pustulosus, The Tungara Frog