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
