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Purple Yam (Dioscorea alata)Observer
cadejDescription
blooms, mixed with passiflora vine.
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Guamúchil (Pithecellobium dulce)Observer
cadejDescription
stem nodes each have a small thorn
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Genus SpirogyraObserver
cadejDescription
algae filament from Graywater recirculation system
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Bunchosia glandulosaObserver
cadejDescription
locally known as 'arbusto de cabrita' - endemic and a favored food of some bird species endemic to the project area.
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Pointed Snake (Uromacer oxyrhynchus)Observer
cadejDescription
in fenceline tree (Trema sp.) at top of ridge in partial sun - motionless.
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Angel's Trumpets (Genus Brugmansia)Observer
cadejDescription
similar to Brugmansia x candida (which is common in the same region), but snowy white blooms.
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Abbott's Robber Frog (Eleutherodactylus abbotti)Observer
cadejDescription
back legs are reddish color. Frog is about 2cm - observed occasionally in the vicinity - on an arid hillside, but the frogs are always associated wtih a bit of residual moisture. Id suggested by @hispanioland via a facebook group.
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Genus ChromolaenaObserver
cadejDescription
fast-growing and large-leaved vine with striated stem; somewhat like kudzu, but leaves are not tri-lobed.
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Genus TrentepohliaObserver
cadejDescription
The specimen was moving rapidly (bouncing) in a dark location, so the image is 'ghostly' and the body appears semi-transparent. It is, in fact, opaque. Another individual was collected and photographed over graph paper for size illustration.
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Conehead Termite (Nasutitermes corniger)Observer
cadejDescription
locally known as "comejines"