During my last night walk in the rainforest, I saw only the species I already found the nights before. When I spotted a Leptodeira...

At night you can see many animals right next to our station. Especially when it rains, there is a lot of "traffic" around our ponds. I...

Today I arrived at the biological station after a long flight, a long taxi drive and a long bus drive. There were three unhappy babies...

Not every human influence on nature is harmful. Stone walls, quarries, artificial waters and some others can be the habitat for many...

I have planned to explore a new destination somewhere not too far away. I used the help of Google Earth. After searching in the vicinity...

In April, I had the opportunity to go with my parents on a trip to Paraguay. It was not really a herping trip but of course we took some...

The Ybycui National Park is located 150 kilometers from Paraguay's capital Asunción. It is a small (approx. 5,000 hectares) but beautiful...

One of the typical "must see" destinations in Costa Rica is the famous Arenal Volcano. Not only because of the perfectly shaped volcano,...

I was never really satisfied with the process of catching newts out of the water during their aquatic phase and putting them on moss...

Pictures of some animals I recently found in my garden.