What is your favorite among these #frogs found at #PitalalaReserve? 1. South American Bird Poop Frog 2. Ecuadorian #PoisonFrog 3. King #Glassfrog Subscribe to our mailing list to find out how you can join our upcoming BioBlitz 👉 khamai.bio

Fantastic news, directly from #ArlequinReserve. Thanks to the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for supporting the Rapid-response Project to Save the Mindo #Toad. 👉 khamai.bio

Khamai Foundation is offering the opportunity for a select group of 2–6 supporters to join our team of researchers and park rangers for the first BioBlitz of the foundation in January/February 2025. To apply, visit: 👉 khamai.bio/bioblitz.html

New project! The “#Bitcoin Poison Frogs” #NFT collection seeks to raise at least one whole #BTC for the Pitalala Reserve fundraiser to protect a unique poison frog population. Help us #SaveTheAmazon. 👉 khamai.bio/bitcoin_poison… 🐸Dendrobitcoin nigro­viridis var. granulosus

crypto meets wildlife preservation 🤝 a friend of mine is raising funds to help preserve endangered species and land in Ecuador - pick up an NFT or donate below to help out! 🐸 some pics I took from my visit in April 🇪🇨 such a beautiful country with incredible biodiversity

What was the greatest photographic challenge when creating the #ReptilesofEcuador book? Giant tortoises on white background! 🐢 Thanks to Parque Galápagos, Zoológico de Quito, Zoo El Pantanal, and AMARUBIOPARQUECUENCA for making this possible! Images by Jose Vieira and Alejandro Arteaga

We have created a short video to show a glimpse of the activities that will take place during the upcoming #BioBlitz. Apply to join the BioBlitz 👉 khamai.bio/bioblitz.html Created by David Jácome, starring Amanda Quezada Riera, Stefany Dolores Viteri Zambrano, Alejandro Arteaga, Fundación_REVA.

It is incredible to think that, a mere 24 months ago, Khamai Foundation did not even formally exist, and last week, we signed the purchase of a 42-ha land lot to be incorporated into #PitalalaReserve. Thank you @iucnnl and all 41 backers for making this dream a reality.

Download the Reptiles of Ecuador book in PDF 👇 reptilesofecuador.com/support_projec… Many of you have suggested that, although you find the Reptiles of Ecuador book extremely useful, you sometimes do not have enough space to carry the 2 kg physical book during your field excursions. Also,

Join us today at 👉 khamai.bio to help save the most species-rich place on the planet.

This #YearOfTheSnake 🐍, Khamai Foundation and @tropicalherping will be launching the first-ever #EcuadorSnakeCensus. It will consist of a series of seven expeditions to record the 30 rarest #snakes in the country. 👉khamai.bio/ecuador_snake_…

Thanks to IUCN NL and 46 backers, Khamai Foundation has protected the first 72 hectares of #PitalalaReserve! THANK YOU for helping us protect the world’s “biodiversity vertex” from the advance of gold mining. Learn more about this project at 👉 khamai.bio

Opportunity to make a positive difference on #WORLDFROGDAY! A new population of the #ENDANGERED Spotted Rocket #Frog has been detected in an area within the expansion plan for an open-pit gold mine. Help Khamai Foundation secure the rocket frog’s habitat. 👉 khamai.bio/news/rocket_fr…

A population of an #ENDANGERED Rocket #Frog 🐸 has been detected in an area within the expansion plan for an open-pit #goldmine in #Ecuador. Help Khamai Foundation secure the frog’s habitat before it’s too late. 👉 khamai.bio/pitalala_reser… Video by David Jácome, featuring Amanda Quezada Riera.

Would you like to see the #PinocchioAnole protected at the #ArlequinReserve? Well, fabulous news! A population of #Anolisproboscis has been detected 2 km from the reserve. Please help us save the habitat of this species. 👉 shorturl.at/d7HxM 📹 Video by David Jácome.

The invasive Flowerpot #BlindSnake (#Indotyphlops braminus) 🐍 is reported for the first time in #Ecuador. Full article at 👉 doi.org/10.15560/21.2.… Research by Eduardo Zavala and Alejandro Arteaga with support from Khamai Foundation.

Now open: arteagafund 🔎🪲 A new grant for young #taxonomists studying tropical #biodiversity. Grant size: $1,000–$3,000 🔗 Apply now: arteaga.org Created by Alejandro Arteaga and former President of Ecuador Rosalía Arteaga Follow arteagafund for updates.

Special thanks to Sam Schenker and Phillip Hong-Barco for helping Khamai Foundation document the incredible #reptile #biodiversity of the #ArlequinReserve, including this Centipede #Snake (#Tantilla fraseri). 🐍 More at 👉khamai.bio

Our 3rd #BioBlitz puts the bird list of #ArlequinReserve at 110 and counting, including the Flame-faced Tanager (#Tangara parzudakii). Thank you @ana_tourguide for leading this effort and @jinnfotografia for your jaw-dropping photography.