On a Madre Selva rainforest trail at night, a group of us came upon a massive exposed root ball from a fallen tree. Dan Rosenberg said "in Hong Kong there would be a viper coiled up in these roots", which caused us all to look a little more closely. No vipers were present, but there were a pair of these attractive frogs, which were not often seen at this field station.

Here is a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on my 2013 MT Amazon Expeditions trip.

Phyllomedusa tomopterna is one of the numerous frog species often seen around the Santa Cruz reserve reservoir/pond. They are really neat frogs, and it was a thrill to be able to see a pair in amplexus.

A couple of nights later I came across another pair in amplexus. At least I think it's another pair; some frogs remain in this state for multiple days, so it could be the same pair. If it is the same pair, they seem to have enjoyed a nice shower or bath recently.

Last year we saw quite a few of these frogs, but this year as a group we saw only this one. Apparently the breeding season this year shifted just a little, for some reason.

Here is a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on my 2014 MT Amazon Expeditions trip.