By Carrol L. Henderson
To assist viewers, in addition to neighborhood citizens, determine and revel in the flora and fauna of Costa Rica, Carrol L. Henderson released box advisor to the natural world of Costa Rica in 2002, and it immediately turned the essential consultant. Now Henderson has created a box consultant devoted to the monkeys, sloths, treefrogs, lizards, crocodiles, and different animals that tourists are probably to determine whereas exploring the wild lands of Costa Rica. He contains attention-grabbing details on their common background, ecology, id, and behaviour gleaned from his 40 years of travels, reviews, and flora and fauna viewing in Costa Rica, in addition to information on the place to determine those impressive and lovely creatures. The mammals, amphibians, and reptiles are illustrated by means of wonderful and colourful photographs--most of that have been taken within the wild through Henderson. a close and priceless appendix that identifies a lot of Costa Rica's most sensible wildlife-watching locations, motels, and make contact with details for trip-planning reasons completes the quantity.
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An important habitat within the dry forest consists of the riparian forests along the rivers, also called gallery forests. They maintain more persistent foliage during the dry season. Wetlands, estuaries, islands, and backwaters of this region’s rivers are also a major habitat for wetland wildlife. Especially important are lands along the Río Tempisque, its tributaries, and the wetlands of Palo Verde NP. Among reptiles characteristic of the dry forest are Cnemidophorus deppii and Crotalus durissus.
The large amount of scientific literature that has been reviewed represents the best information available. Much information was obtained from Dr. Dan Janzen’s monumental work Costa Rican Natural History (1983), as well as The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica, by Jay Savage (2002); A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica, by Twan Leenders (2001); Leaf Frogs of Costa Rica, by Brian Kubicki (2004); Common Amphibians of Costa Rica, by David Norman (1998); Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope, by Craig Guyer and Maureen A.
8 ounces–3 pounds 1 ounce (263–1,400 grams). Range: Tamaulipas, Mexico, to northeastern Argentina. Elevational range: Sea level to 4,800 feet. indd 33 8/11/10 1:55 PM 34 SPECIES ACCOUNTS SHEATH-TAILED BAT FAMILY (Emballonuridae) SAC-WING BAT (GREATER WHITE-LINED BAT) Saccopteryx bilineata Costa Rican names: Murciélago de saco; murciélago de listas. 7/23 trips; 8 sightings. 8-inch tail. 3 grams). Range: Colima, Mexico, to Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Elevational range: Sea level to 1,650 feet.