Chocó Herps

Through Illustration and science of Herps, we try to show you their beauty to replace the fear of these animals, by the fascination and desire to conserve.

[Santi Ron @santiak]

(1/4) El reporte sobre #covid19ecuador que acaba de publicar el Imperial College London es alarmante. El paso a semáforo amarillo aumentaría la demanda de camas en terapia intensiva en un 150%. Ahora mismo ya no hay camas en Quito. ¿A dónde van a parar los nuevos casos?

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

Atelopus mindoensis rediscovery offers hope amid amphibian apocalypse https://t.co/5fVzFiHt5i @NatGeo @arcasapos @USFQ_Ecuador @ZoologiaUSFQ @TropicalHerping @Ambiente_Ec @CientificasEC #Mindo #Ecuador 🇪🇨

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

Our rediscovery: #Atelopus mindoensis, reported for the first time since 1989. Back from extinction after 30 years!
#Mindo #Ecuador #conservation

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

Miracle news for the amphibian world!
Very excited to finally announce the rediscovery of the Mindo Harlequin-Toad (Atelopus mindoensis) that was believed to be extinct for not having been seen for 30 years!
#Ecuador #Mindo #Atelopus #conservation
https://t.co/hjZdFBfeyr

[El Comercio @elcomerciocom]

#URGENTE | ¡FINALIZA EL PARO EN ECUADOR! Hay acuerdo entre el Gobierno y el movimiento indígena. Se deroga el Decreto 883, que eliminó los subsidios de los combustibles. #JaimeVargas, presidente de la Conaie, informa que se levanta el paro en los territorios indígenas

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

Last one of the year and my favorite!
We must dedicate ourselves to doing what one loves intensely to become what we want to be.
We are from the earth we must learn to dance with #life and be happy!
With love from #Ecuador
#Happy2018
#HappyNewYear #artwork #illustration #finearts

[Lewis Pugh @LewisPugh]

8 ways to reduce your single-use plastic in 2018. Please share.

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

#HappyHolidays to all!
Lot of #love and #happiness for everyone. When you give and receive love and do what you love, you have everything in #life!
#HappyHolidays2017

From #Ecuador with love!

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

#SayNoPalmOil
Chocó #rainforest is a #paradise of #poisonfrogs, like this Devil Poison-Frog (#Oophaga sylvatica). Its populations declining everyday mainly due to palm oil crops, deforestation and illegal #wildlife traffic!
#Ecuador #conservation #savethechoco @MelissaCostales

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

Exclusive: Instagram Fights Animal Abuse With New Alert System https://t.co/Xo4tm9QMoD vía @NatGeo

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

One of the last pristine habitat in the Ecuadorian #Chocó #rainforest! Sadly less than 5% of Ecuadorian Chocó remains intact due deforestation, palm oil crops, illegal hunting and wildlife traffic. Here #life struggles against its #extinction.
#Ecuador #conservation #SayNoPalmOil

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

The #Chocó is one of the most #biodiverse places on earth and everyday a piece of land disappears. This little devil #poisonfrogs (#Oophaga sylvatica) are almost endangered and endemic of this biogeographic region.
#SayNoPalmOil!
#Ecuador #conservation #savethechoco @ChocoHerps

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

#Art and #science for #concervation! https://t.co/lx0xF14Tbt

[Melissa Costales @MelissaCostales]

Make #art is an indescribable experience! Now I try to illustrate. One of my first #nature #illustrations (Leptophis bocourti) that I did thinking to show that #reptiles are also #cute and are very important. Take care of them!
© Melissa Costales
#conservation #snakes #science

[Prof. Michael Sweet @DiseaseMatters]

Corals screaming at us to listen - we are killing our planet and the majority of people are just standing by and watching

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

Check out Framed Frog at @biographic https://t.co/wNfbDBHMzo

[Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia @CisnerosHeredia]

New Paper: Use of human-made #buildings by #Stenocercus #lizards #Iguania #Tropiduridae https://t.co/uhwYZZh3Ia #urbanecology

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

A #newspecies of #glassfrog for my country: #Hyalinobatrachium yaku.
From the #Ecuadorian #Amazon
#Ecuador #Centrolenidae https://t.co/6K9pJ3RkbI

[Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia @CisnerosHeredia]

Meet the #newspecies #Hyalinobatrachium yaku, a glassfrog from Amazonian #Ecuador #Centrolenidae. @ZooKeys_Journal https://t.co/Wp4Sc0CJA1

[Chocó Herps @ChocoHerps]

Imbabura #Treefrog (Hypsiboas #picturatus).
#Amphibians are important, we need them!

© Chocó Herps 2017.
https://t.co/lN7MmJy3Uh

[Santi Ron @santiak]

Nueva publicación con evidencia de hibridación entre anfibios amazónicos https://t.co/I2CknzhUd0
#arcadenoe @EduSuperiorEc @PUCE_Ecuador

[Santi Ron @santiak]

Nueva publicación del #arcadenoe sobre sistemática de ranas de la Amazonía https://t.co/uufK1YHyjH @EduSuperiorEc @compaiRENE @PUCE_Ecuador