Dec 27, 2013 | root_ks8kzico

Tropical Herping's Herpetology Symposium Trip Report & Gallery

In September 2013, the first International Herpetological Symposium was held at Selva Verde Lodge in Costa Rica. Our friends at Tropical Herping joined the symposium and found an impressive 83 species during their stay. For a detailed trip report and more of their incredible photography, head over to tropicalherping.com. [caption id="attachment_8192" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Strawberry Poison Frog Strawberry Poison Frog[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8205" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Emerald Basilisk Emerald Basilisk[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8201" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Red-eyed Leaf Frog Red-eyed Leaf Frog[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8200" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Hourglass Clownfrog Hourglass Clownfrog[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8191" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Spinytail Iguana Spinytail Iguana[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8190" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Spiny Glassfrog Spiny Glassfrog[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8189" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Plain Blunthead Plain Blunthead[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8188" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Jumping Leaf Frog Jumping Leaf Frog[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8197" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Common Helmeted Iguana Common Helmeted Iguana[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8193" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Eyelash Palm Pitviper Eyelash Palm Pitviper[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8187" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Green Parrot Snake Green Parrot Snake[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8186" align="aligncenter" width="550"]Common Helmeted Iguana Common Helmeted Iguana[/caption]

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