Khamai Foundation

Protecting the Amazon rainforest. 🌱
Saving the Mindo Harlequin Toad. 🐸
Promoting new species discovery. 🔎

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

The next #BioBlitz of the Khamai Foundation is scheduled to take place on November 12, 2026. One of the main goals is to complete the ichthyological (#fish 🐟) inventory of the #PitalalaReserve.

Apply to join the BioBlitz 👉 https://t.co/bAWgCEYX7X

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Special thanks to @CeibaFoundation and @FundRainforest for making this dream a reality.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

🎥 New video about the Mindo Toad Project 🐸

We’ve created a 2:44-minute video telling the story about our Rapid-response Project to Save the Mindo Toad (#Atelopus mindoensis) at the #ArlequínReserve.

Support project 👉 https://t.co/XgBqwEz7sn

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

More good news for the #AmazonRainforest! A joint effort between @khamai_bio, @FundRainforest, @Eko_Movement, @cycling99, Otter Fonds, Swiss Terraria, and 151 backers secured the urgent expansion of the 📍 Pitalala Reserve, saving 94 hectares of spectacular #rainforest.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

More good news for the #AmazonRainforest!

A joint effort between @khamai_bio, @FundRainforest, @Eko_Movement, @cycling99, Otter Fonds, Swiss Terraria, and 151 backers secured the urgent expansion of the 📍 @PitalalaReserve, saving 94 hectares of spectacular #rainforest.

[Alejandro Arteaga @alearteagath]

FABULOUS NEWS!

The 2nd Edition of the #ReptilesofEcuador Book has been published.

The entirely new cover includes several famous animals, like Lonesome George and the Pink Iguana.

We are honored to reveal that the foreword is by the most prolific herpetologist alive. Can you guess who?

Although the first edition was published in 2024, much has transpired in these two short years.

The first edition provided a catalogue of 493 species.

Now, the list has expanded to 502 species!

This includes three new country records, but we will not spoil the surprise.

Some recently-described species have also been included, such as the Yasuní Floodplain Skink and the Slevin’s Lava-Lizard.

This edition includes new illustrations by the master Valentina Nieto, and dozens of new photos and map and text updates.

Nevertheless, not all are additions. Some species have been synonymized. Can you guess which ones?

This edition also incorporates a much anticipated, revealing, momentous even, addendum.

The hardcover version of this second edition is immediately available. However, the PDF version will be made available a few weeks later.

If you want to support this project, claim your copy at 👉 https://t.co/oyobWA6rBk or reach out to the authors.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Our team just came back from an expedition to find the #snake 🐍 considered to be closest to extinction in #Ecuador 🇪🇨. A reptile last seen alive sometime between 1996 and 1998. The project was made possible thanks to @AucklandZoo Conservation Fund.

👉 https://t.co/2KxYYIvBa8

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

A joint effort between Jose Veira, Amanda Quezada, Eric Osterman, @fundacion_Reva, @StefanyDolores, and @alearteagath, with support from the @AucklandZoo.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Our team just came back from an #expedition to #Manabí province to find the #snake 🐍 closest to extinction in #Ecuador🇪🇨. A #reptile last seen in 1998. The project was made possible thanks to a grant from the @AucklandZoo.

Can you guess which snake we are talking about?

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

We’ve completed the urgent expansion of the📍 Pitalala Reserve in the #AmazonRainforest. This was a joint effort between @khamai_bio, @IUCNNL, the @FundRainforest, @Eko_Movement, @cycling99, IGT, Swiss Terraria, Lacerta, and @minifund.

👉 https://t.co/zpyT33guC6

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Fantastic news for the #AmazonRainforest, for a change! A joint effort between @khamai_bio, @IUCNNL, @fund_rainforest, @Eko_Movement, @cycling99, IGT, and Swiss Terraria succeeded in securing the urgent expansion of the Pitalala Reserve, saving 78 hectares of Amazon rainforest.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

The 2026 #BioBlitz of Khamai Foundation is filling up. Notably, it will target the new land lots of #ArlequinReserve and #PitalalaReserve to try to double the number of species recorded in previous surveys. 🔎🪲

Apply to join 👉 https://t.co/vfRwsXiL9M

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Special thanks to Matt Perez for helping us protect the habitat of the 🐸 Executioner Clownfrog (#Dendropsophus carnifex) at the #ArlequinReserve.

Learn more about the reserve at 👉 https://t.co/mpijqDBnD8

Impressive photo of this species by @emmett_sparling.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

The extremely rare Bicolored #Caecilian 🪱 has been found at the #ArlequínReserve.

The individual was detected in a new land lot targeted for immediate protection during a @burgerszoo #amphibian survey.

Help save the habitat of this species 👉 https://t.co/ar3j6RY1n8

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Thanks to Phillip Hong-Barco for documenting the amazing #herpetofauna of the #ArlequinReserve, which now sits at 41 species, including 13 globally threatened. During the 2nd BioBlitz, Phil photographed this #Dipsas elegans.👉 https://t.co/ar3j6RY1n8 to join the next BioBlitz.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

NOW HIRING: Community Manager

📍Quito, Ecuador (Remote-First)

Lead the digital voice for a non-profit organization. Create captivating content and grow our global community!

Apply at 👉 https://t.co/vje6a5Cimk

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

The Khamai Foundation traveled to the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi to personally advocate for our most crucial work: the urgent expansion of the Pitalala and Arlequín Reserves. Learn more about our current fundraising at 👉 https://t.co/ar3j6RY1n8.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Introducing our new poster, 🐸 The 16 Survivors of the Mindo Harlequin #Toad!

🔗https://t.co/K0bwY7JzSW

After years of dedicated effort, our Rapid-Response Project at the 📍Arlequin Reserve has yielded incredible results. The 2025 monitoring season was our most successful yet!

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Special thanks to the @ZooAssocAmerica, @burgerszoo, @RWPZoo, @CeibaFoundation, the Van Tienhoven Foundation, and the Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund for supporting the 2025 monitoring season of the #MindoToad.

[Khamai Foundation @khamai_bio]

Exciting news! Four Mindo 🐸 #Toad #tadpoles were found at📍 #ArlequínReserve. These are the first seen since 1977 and the first time the species’ tadpoles have been photographed alive! This discovery offers hope for the species. Help us protect it!

🔗 https://t.co/ar3j6RY1n8