These photographs were taken in the 1980's when I was living in Trinidad, carrying out fieldwork for my PhD and working on nature TV documentaries. Four photo galleries are provided, one each for amphibians, snakes, lizards and crocodilians/chelonians. The species covered are are given in the tables below.
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| Simla Research Station 1980 | Filtering drinking water, Aripo 1982 | Summit of Mt. Aripo 1982 | Old coconut estate, Cedros 1982 |
| AROMOBATIDAE - Poison Frogs | Mannophryne trinitatis |  |
| BUFONIDAE - Toads | Rhinella humboldti |  |
| Rhinella marina |  |
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| CRAUGASTORIDAE - Rain Frogs | Eleutherodactylus johnstonei |  |
| Pristimantis urichi |  |
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| HYLIDAE | Flectonotus fitzgeraldi |  |
| Dendropsophus microcephalus |  |
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| Dendropsophus minutus |  |
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| Dendropsophus minusculus |  |
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| Hypsiboas boans |  |
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| Hypsiboas crepitans |  |
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| Hypsiboas geographicus |  |
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| Hypsiboas punctatus |  |
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| Phytotriades auratus |  |
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| Pseudis paradoxus |  |
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| Sphaenorhynchus lacteus |  |
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| Trachycephalus typhonius |  |
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| Scinax ruber |  |
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| Phyllomedusa trinitatis |  |
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| LEPTODACTYLIDAE - Terrestrial Frogs | Engystomops pustulosus |  |
| Adenomera hylaedactyla |  |
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| Leptodactylus fuscus |  |
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| Leptodactylus insularum |  |
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| Leptodactylus macrosternum |  |
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| Leptodactylus nesiotus |  |
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| Leptodactylus validus |  |
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| MICROHYLIDAE - Narrow-mouthed Toads | Elachistocleis ovalis |  |
| Elachistocleis surinamensis |  |
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| LEPTOTYPHLOPHIDAE - Thread Snakes | Epicitia tenella |  |
| BOIDAE - Boas | Boa constrictor |  |
| Corallus ruschenbergerii |  |
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| Epicrates maurus |  |
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| Eunectes murinus |  |
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| Atractus trilineatus |  |
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| COLUBRIDAE - Non-venomous Snakes | Chironius carinatus |  |
| Drymarchon corais |  |
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| Leptophis ahaetulla |  |
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| Mastigodryas boddearti |  |
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| Oxybelis aeneus |  |
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| Pseustes poecilonotus |  |
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| Tantilla melanocephala |  |
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| Dipsas trinitatis |  |
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| Imantodes cenchoa |  |
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| Leptodeira annulata |  |
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| Ninia atrata |  |
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| Sibon nebulata |  |
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| Erythrolamprus cobellus |  |
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| Erythrolamprus melanotus |  |
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| Erythrolamprus reginae |  |
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| Oxyrhopus petolarius |  |
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| Pseudoboa neuweidii |  |
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| Siphlophis cervinus |  |
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| Siphlophis compressus |  |
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| ELAPIDAE - Coral Snakes | Micrurus circinalis |  |
| Micrurus lemniscatus |  |
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| VIPERIDAE - Pitvipers | Bothrops asper |  |
| Lachesis muta |  |
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| AMPHISBAENIDAE - Amphisbaenas | Amphisbaena alba |  |
| GEKKONIDAE - Geckoes | Hemidactylus mabouia |  |
| Hemidactylus palaichthus |  |
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| PHYLLODACTYLIDAE - Geckoes | Thecadactylus rapicauda |  |
| SPHAERODACTYLIDAE - Geckoes | Gonatodes ceciliae |  |
| Gonatodes humeralis |  |
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| Gonatodes vittatus |  |
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| Sphaerodactylus molei |  |
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| GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE - Fossorial Lizards | Bachia heteropa |  |
| Gymnophthalmus underwoodi |  |
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| Riamia shrevei |  |
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| IGUANIDAE - Iguanas | Iguana iguana |  |
| POLYCHROTIDAE - Anoles | Anolis aeneus |  |
| Anolis planiceps |  |
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| Polychrus marmoratus |  |
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| SCINCIDAE - Skinks | Copeoglossum aurae |  |
| TEIIDAE - Ground Lizards | Ameiva atrangularis |  |
| Cnemidophorus lemnisactus |  |
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| Kentropyx striatus |  |
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| Tupinambis teguixin |  |
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| HOPLOCERCIDAE | Plica plica |  |
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| ALLIGATORIDAE - Caimans | Caiman crocodilius |  |
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| CHELIDAE | Chelus fimbriata |  |
| Mesoclemmys gibba |  |
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| DERMOCHELYDAE - Leatherbacks | Dermochelys coriacea |  |
| GEOMYDIDAE | Rhinoclemmys punctularia |  |
| KINOSTERNIDAE - | Kinosternon scorpioides |  |
| TESTUDINIDAE - Tortoises | Chelonoidis carbonaria |  |
| Chelonoidis denticulata |  |
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