Amphibians and Reptiles Identified on the
GreenTracks/Reptiles Magazine
Trip to the Golfito Area of Southwestern Costa Rica in October 2000

Photos of some of the species are shown below. If you participated in this expedition and would like to add photos to this page, please e-mail them to the link below.

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Smilisca phaeota
Smilisca phaeota

B. c. imperator
B. c. imperator

Caiman crocodilus chiapasius
C. crocodilus chiapasius

Hyla rufitela
Hyla rufitela

Hyalinobatrachium valerioi
Hyalinobatrachium valerioi

Sibon dimidiata
Sibon dimidiata

Ungaliophis panamensis
Ungaliophis panamensi

Scinax elaeochroa
Scinax elaeochroa

Leptophis ahaetulla
Leptophis ahaetulla

Bothriechis schlegelii
Bothriechis schlegelii

Colosthesus nubicola
Colosthesus nubicola

Corytophanes cristatus
Corytophanes cristatus

Dendrobates granuliferus
Dendrobates granuliferus

Dryadophis melanolomus
Dryadophis melanolomus

Bothrops asper
Bothrops asper

Agalychnis callidryas
Agalychnis callidryas

Ameiva leptophrys
Ameiva leptophrys

Bufo coniferus
Bufo coniferus

Imantodes cenchoa
Imantodes cenchoa

Chironius carinatus
Chironius carinatus


COMPLETE LIST

The following species were collected and photographed. If the species was not collected, the letter (S) indicates seen, (H) indicates heard, and (RK) indicates road kill. (A) indicates an alien (introduced) species. The number of each snake species identified is listed after the species name. Common names are included for your convenience.

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If any errors or omissions are noted please inform Bill Becker at beckherps@socket.net for corrections.

    AMPHIBIA

    -GYMNOPHIONA

    --CAECILIAIDAE (CAECILIANS)
  1. Dermophis parviceps


    2. -ANURA

    --LEPTODACTYLIDAE
  2. Eleutherodactylus crassidigitus     Slim-fingered Rain Frog
  3. Eleutherodactylus fitzingeri       Common Rain Frog
  4. Eleutherodactylus stejnegerianus
  5. Leptodactylus labialis (H)           White-lipped Frog
  6. Leptodactylus pentadactylus        Smokey Jungle Frog
  7. Leptodactylus melanonotus (S)
  8. Physalaemus pustulosus       Tungara Frog


    9. --BUFONIDAE (TOADS)
  9. Bufo coniferus      Green Climbing Toad
  10. Bufo marinus      Marine Toad
  11. Bufo melanochloris      Wet Forest Toad


    12. --HYLIDAE (TREE and LEAF FROGS)
  12. Agalychnis callidryas      Red-eyed Leaf Frog
  13. Hyla microcephala (S)      Hourglass Frog
  14. Hyla rosenbergi
  15. Hyla rufitela
  16. Scinax elaeochroa      Narrow-headed Tree Frog
  17. Smilisca phaeota      Masked Tree Frog
  18. Smilisca sordida      Drab Tree Frog


    19. --DENDROBATIDAE (POISON FROGS)
  19. Colosthesus nubicola      Rocket Frog
  20. Dendrobates auratus      Green & Black Poison Frog
  21. Dendrobates granuliferus      Granular Poison Frog
  22. Phyllobates vittatus      Golfodulcean Poison Frog


    23. --CENTROLENIDAE (GLASS FROGS)
  23. Centrolene prosoblepon      Emerald Glass Frog
  24. Hyalinobatrachium valerioi      Reticulated Glass Frog


    25. --RANIDAE (TRUE FROGS)
  25. Rana forreri (S)(RK)     Costa Rican Leopard Frog


    26. REPTILIA

    -TESTUDINATA

    --CHELYDRIDAE (SNAPPING TURTLES)
  26. Chelydra serpentina      Common Snapping Turtle


    27. --CHELONIIDAE (SEA TURTLES)
  27. Chelonia mydas agassizii (S)      Pacific Green Sea Turtle


    28. --EMYDIDAE (POND TURTLES, BOX and WATER TURTLES)
  28. Trachemys scripta (S)(RK)      Common Slider


    29. -SQUAMATA - SAURIA (LIZARDS)

    --CORYTOPHANIDAE (CASQUEHEAD LIZARDS)
  29. Basiliscus basiliscus      Brown Basilisk
  30. Corytophanes cristatus      Helmeted or Casque-headed Basilisk


    31. --IGUANIDAE (IGUANAS and SPINYTAIL IGUANAS)
  31. Ctenosaura similis      Ctenosaur
  32. Iguana iguana      Green Iguana


    33. --POLYCHROTIDAE (ANOLES)
  33. Norops aquaticus      Stream Anole
  34. Norops biporcatus      Green Tree Anole
  35. Anolis capito      Pug-nosed Anole
  36. Norops intermedius
  37. Norops limifrons      Slender Brown Anole
  38. Anolis oxylophus      Stream Anole
  39. Anolis polylepis      Brown Anole
  40. Anolis tropidolepis      Cloud Forest Anole
  41. Anolis woodi      Blue-eyed Anole


    42. --GECKKONIDAE (GECKOS)
  42. Gonatodes albogularis      Yellow-headed Gecko
  43. Hemidactylus frenatus (A)
  44. Lepidodactylus lugubris (A)


    45. --GYMNOPTHALMIDAE (SPECTACLED LIZARDS)
  45. Leposoma southi


    46. --TEIIDAE (WHIPTAILS and TEGUS)
  46. Ameiva festiva      Central American Ameiva
  47. Ameiva leptophrys
  48. Ameiva quadrilineata      Four-lined Ameiva


    49. --SCINCIDAE (SKINKS)
  49. Mabuya unimarginata      Bronze-backed Skink
  50. Sphenomorphus cherriei      Striped Litter Skink


    51. --XANTUSIIDAE (NIGHT LIZARDS)
  51. Lepidophyma flavimaculatum (S)      Tropical Night Lizard


    52. -SQUAMATA - SERPENTES (SNAKES)

    --BOIDAE (BOAS and PYTHONS)
  52. Boa constrictor imperator (2)      Boa Constrictor


    53. --TROPIDOPHIIDAE (DWARF BOAS, WOODSNAKES)
  53. Ungaliophis panamensis (1)      Banana Boa, Bromeliad Boa, Dwarf Boa


    54. --COLUBRIDAE (COLUBRIDS)
  54. Chironius carinatus (2)      Sipo
  55. Dryadophis melanolomus (2)      Salmon-bellied racer
  56. Imantodes cenchoa (2)      Blunt-headed tree snake
  57. Leptodeira septentrionalis (11)      Cat-eyed Snake
  58. Leptophis ahaetulla (1)      Green Parrot Snake
  59. Spilotes pullatus (RK) (1)      Mica, Tiger Rat Snake
  60. Sibon dimidiata (1)      Snail-eating Snake


    61. --ELAPIDAE (CORAL SNAKES, COBRAS, KRAITS)
  61. Micrurus alleni (2)      Allen’s Coral Snake


    62. --VIPERIDAE (VIPERS and PIT VIPERS)
  62. Bothriechis schlegelii (2)      Eyelash Viper
  63. Bothrops asper (18)      Terciopelo
  64. Porthidium nasutum (1)      Hog-nosed viper


    65. -CROCODYLIA

    --CROCODLYIDAE (CROCODILES and CAIMAN)
  65. Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (4)      Caiman