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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:35 am
That was one hell of a safari!!! Amazing post! That was one hell of a safari!!! Amazing post!fieldherping.eu
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:35 am That was one hell of a safari!!! Amazing post!Re: Guyana
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:03 pmHard to believe that such a von Humboldt-like trip is still possible in the 21st century!
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:18 pmHow cool is this!!!
I really envy you!
I really envy you!
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:29 pmI was wondering if it's common for frogs to breed in the dry season...
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:53 pmFantastic report!! I will dream of the anaconda this night for sure 
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:05 pmThanks for your comments!
It seems to be common. We saw them on a regular basis. One night we had 11 adult black caimans right next to our camp at the same time. They stayed in the water in a distance of about 10 to 15 meters from the waterside. I think they were waiting for food, be it fish oddments or... human legs?
As far as I can judge this is not common in the Guianan rainforest. We only heard very few amphibian species calling during our trip (e.g. Hypsiboas boans, Rhinella marina). Hypsiboas boans was calling every night at a lot of places and I think that this species also breeds in small rock pools. Rock-pool breeders obviously have to wait until the water level goes down. Breeding in the dry season looks like an anti-cyclical behaviour of a minority of species to me.
Guillaume Gomard wrote:One question (maybe I'll have more in the following): Is Melanosuchus niger common in the place you investigated?
It seems to be common. We saw them on a regular basis. One night we had 11 adult black caimans right next to our camp at the same time. They stayed in the water in a distance of about 10 to 15 meters from the waterside. I think they were waiting for food, be it fish oddments or... human legs?
Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:I was wondering if it's common for frogs to breed in the dry season...
As far as I can judge this is not common in the Guianan rainforest. We only heard very few amphibian species calling during our trip (e.g. Hypsiboas boans, Rhinella marina). Hypsiboas boans was calling every night at a lot of places and I think that this species also breeds in small rock pools. Rock-pool breeders obviously have to wait until the water level goes down. Breeding in the dry season looks like an anti-cyclical behaviour of a minority of species to me.
- There were tadpoles in the majority of rock pools like this (don't know the species). Note that the water level is several meters higher in the rainy season.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:50 pmPlease, feed us more pictures Thomas, have you also seen any primates or cool birds?
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:29 pmWow, Thomas, that´s more than impressive, great post and certainly epic trip! I didn´t even miss the salamanders in your report .
More photos? +1!
Laura
.More photos? +1!
Laura
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:57 pmHave to agree with all the comments above! Personal highlights were the big cats, otters and the anaconda. Of course though, everything looked excellent. It must've been the best trip of the year so far for you Thomas!
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:46 amWow. What a post!