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0 0 Jungle ginger

Jungle ginger

by KelseyEvans-LayngParroquia Taracoa, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Amazon

1 0 Lavender flower

Lavender flower

by TukupMontalvo (Andoas), Pastaza, Ecuador

Short plants with light to dark violet blossoms

9 7 Unknown

Unknown

by DiegoMOrellana, Ecuador

Forraging on the understory

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by FaustoCornejoParroquia Limoncocha, Sucumbíos, Ecuador

Frog golden color very shiny on top

0 3 Tufted Capuchin

Tufted Capuchin

by RachelMParroquia Dayuma, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

I spotted him near the Napo River, a tributary of the

0 1 Amazon Kingfishers

Amazon Kingfishers

by PaavoMTena, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador

Kingfisher, which lives in Central and South America

2 1 Peruvian Zinnia

Peruvian Zinnia

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Single flower growing from stem. Several blossoms on one plant, one from each ...

5 0 Big-headed frog

Big-headed frog

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Medium sized gray frog literally covered with tubercles.

3 3 Fungus

Fungus

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Hard round fungus with dark center all the way to the outside with a reddish ...

0 2 Unknown tree

Unknown tree

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Short slender trees with lots of pink tubular flowers. Leaves are large and ...

1 4 Chinese Hibiscus

Chinese Hibiscus

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Bright red rose-like flowers on waxy leaved bush.

0 0 Dusky-Headed Parrot

Dusky-Headed Parrot

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Small green parrots with dark gray heads and large white eye rings.

1 0 Salvin's curassow

Salvin's curassow

by TukupMontalvo (Andoas), Pastaza, Ecuador

Large black birds. Underside of rump and tips of tail feathers are white. Large ...

0 0 Giant Earthworm

Giant Earthworm

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Large (2 foot) muscular earthworm

7 0 Horned toad

Horned toad

by TukupSimon Bolivar, Pastaza, Ecuador

A small toad with mottled light and dark brown splotches. It has a tall ...

0 0 Rubyspot Damselfly

Rubyspot Damselfly

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A large bright red damselfly.

0 0 Fungus

Fungus

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A cream colored concave fungus, the largest measuring about 10 cm across the ...

10 2 Knudsen's frog

Knudsen's frog

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Smallish blue/black frog with a light green ladder pattern on it's back. Not ...

15 3 Nympha Amazon treefrog

Nympha Amazon treefrog

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A smallish light colored frog with varying amounts of red to cinnamon color on ...

0 0 Spix's Guan

Spix's Guan

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Medium sized dark green bird with bright red throat wattle.

1 0 Monk saki

Monk saki

by TukupMontalvo (Andoas), Pastaza, Ecuador

Medium sized monkey that has dark coarse fur with silver shading. The tail is ...

1 0 Brazilian Cottontail Rabbit

Brazilian Cottontail Rabbit

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

Slightly smaller than the common North American cottontail. The fur is similar, ...

2 1 Jungle Rose?

Jungle Rose?

by SarahPatriciaParroquia Orellana, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

While in the Amazon in

1 0 Zapote

Zapote

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Alternatly named Matisia cordata, and called Pau by the Achuar, these are large ...

0 0 Ringed Spiny-tail Iguana (male)

Ringed Spiny-tail Iguana (male)

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Spiny-tailed lizard with a yellow collar on a brownish skin. 8-10 inches long

3 0 Cundinamarca toad

Cundinamarca toad

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Large relatively smooth skinned toad that is varying shades of dark yellowish ...

4 0 Speckled Chachalaca

Speckled Chachalaca

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Medium sized light brown bird with a speckled breast.

0 0 Turtle Leech

Turtle Leech

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A reddish brown leech about 12 mm long that has a bit of a "dome" (at least ...

2 0 South American Common Toad

South American Common Toad

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Medium to large toad of varying colors from cinnamon red to nearly black. Heavy ...

0 2 Black-tipped Damsel Fly

Black-tipped Damsel Fly

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

There doesn't seem to be a common name, so I took it upon myself to name it :-) ...

2 0 Fungus

Fungus

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

This little gem was about 10 cm tal and 6 cm wide. It had a concave top that ...

1 3 Huntsman Spider

Huntsman Spider

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A largish (8-8.5 cm) green, somewhat fuzzy spider, apparently one of the ...

0 0 Harvestman

Harvestman

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A dainty "daddy-long leg" that is a reddish brown with the front of its "body" ...

0 2 Pseudoscorpion

Pseudoscorpion

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A very small (6 mm) black arachnid with two "large" pincers on the front legs.

0 3 Silver argiope

Silver argiope

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Medium sized web spider with a rough abdomen with gold and white ridges

0 2 Unknown Fishing spider

Unknown Fishing spider

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Some sort of water spider, possibly a fishing spider.

2 0 Amazonian White-lipped Frog

Amazonian White-lipped Frog

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Medium sized gray frog with black stripe from nose under eye and on to ...

1 0 Freshwater Crab

Freshwater Crab

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Large 10-12 cm dark reddish brown crab, lighter on the bottom.

1 4 Flannel Moth

Flannel Moth

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A small (less than 2 inches) moth that is dark black with light yellow ...

0 2 Baby Tarantulas

Baby Tarantulas

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

Small black spiderlings with gray hairs on the legs and some on the abdomen.

2 2 Flatworm

Flatworm

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

Flatworms up to 5 inches long. Usually dark black center with a narrow yellow ...

1 0 Magpie Tanager

Magpie Tanager

by TukupMontalvo (Andoas), Pastaza, Ecuador

A bi-colored bird with the head, neck, wings and tail being dark black and ...

0 3 Leaf Mantis

Leaf Mantis

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

This mantis that was 2.5-3 inches long. The dorsal covering of this insect is ...

6 3 Ferruginous Pygmy-owl

Ferruginous Pygmy-owl

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Small soft brown owl. Breast is white with brown spots.

10 9 Midnight Purplewing

Midnight Purplewing

by TukupPastaza, Ecuador

A medium to small butterfly. The forewing was soot black on top and the hind ...

1 2 Mexican Sunflower

Mexican Sunflower

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Yellow petaled blossom.

0 0 Black-billed Thrush

Black-billed Thrush

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

Solid chocolate brown on top and grayish white below. Robin sized.

1 0 Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

A large vulture that is all black except for the yellowish, bare head and bill. ...

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