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Monteverde Ecology and Biodiversity

So what’s the fuss all about?Martin L. Cipollini, PhD.

Berry College

Poor-man’s Umbrella

Gunnera spp.

Hot Lips Plant

Psychotria elata

Hot Lips Plant

Psychotria elata

Piper

Piper spp.

Tree Fern

Hummingbird Pollinated Bromeliad

Bromeliaceae

Solanum wendlandii

Solanaceae

Epiphytic Orchid

Orchidaceae

Witheringia meianthes

Solanaceae

MilkweedAsclepias curassavica

Heliconia speciesHeliconia spp.

Tree Ear or Cloud Ear Fungus

Auricularia polytricha)

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

White-faced (Capuchin) Monkey

Cebus albifrons

Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffanii

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

Kinkajou

Potos flavus

Coatimundi

Nasua narica

Golden ToadBufo periglenes

Hyla pseudopuma

Harlequin Frog

Atelopus varius

Harlequin Frog

Atelopus chiriquiensis

Harlequin Frog

Atelopus chiriquiensis

Marine Toad

Bufo marinus

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Agalychnis calladryas

Poison Dart Frog

Dendrobates auratus

Eyelash Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

Eyelash Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

Boa constrictor

Snake Mimic Caterpillar

Clear-wing Butterfly

Ithomidae

Leaf Cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

Fulgorid Bug (Lantern Fly)

FulgoridaeFulgorid Bug

Fulgoridae

Ambylopigid Bug

Ambylopigidae

Giant Katydid

Tettigoniidae

Aposematically-colored Grasshoppers

Taenipoda spp.

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

Golden Beetle

Coleoptera

Longhorn Beetle

Tarantula Spider

Scorpion

Giant Crab Spider

Sparassidae

Three-wattled Bellbird

Procnias tricarunculata

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

Black-faced Solitaire

Myadestes melanops

Long-tailed Manakin

Chiroxiphia linearis

Fiery-billed Aracari

Pteroglossus frantzii

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambigua

Black-headed Trogon

Trogon melanocephalus

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Trogon massena

Broad-billed Mot-mot

Electron platyrhynchum

Turquoise-browed Mot-mot

Eumomota superciliosa

Purple-throated Mountain-Gem

Lampornis castaneoventris calolaema

White-necked Jacobin

Florisuga mellivora

Green Violet Ear

Colibri thalassinus

Golden-browed Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia callophrys

Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus miniatus

Silver-throated Tanager

Tangara icterocephala

Common Paraque