In November/December 2003, I traveled to Brazil with Lauren Chan and Jeanne Robertson to begin work on some projects with our host labs (see Collaborations). Here are a few photos from that trip.

All photos by Lauren Chan, unless otherwise noted.

Ilha Alcatrazes, off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil.

Home to Bothrops alcatraz, one of the island endemics included in our genetic studies of Atlantic Coastal Forest reptiles and amphibians.

View from crest into "Saco do Funil".

Frigate birds (Frigata magnificens) breed in the tree tops on Ilha Alcatrazes. They have good aim, and surprising volume to their ammunition... not too pleasant!

How many Brazilians do you need to take a scale clip?

Left: Ricardo Sawaya, a post-doc working on island Bothrops

Right: Waldir (pinning the snake), from Instituto Butantan

My collaborator Célio Haddad (left) and Macrogenioglottus (also above), one of the most charismatic frogs I have ever seen (also an Atlantic Coastal Forest endemic)

Hyla albopunctata, Itirapina, São Paulo, Brazil

Leptodactylus labyrynthicus, Itirapina, São Paulo, Brazil

Leptodactylus mystacinus, Itirapina, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ivan Sazima, Professor at UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil.

Ivan is a herp/ichthyologist, an outstanding naturalist, and my collaborator on the Trichogenes project.

Photo: Jeanne Robertson

Hunting for Cycloramphus tadpoles, Picinguaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Photo: Jeanne Robertson

Jeanne Robertson measuring Cycloramphus (above) and Lauren Chan (right) with a sea turtle captured by the folks from Projeto TAMAR, on the trip to Alcatrazes.

Photo: Jeanne Robertson

Márcio Martins, Professor of Ecology at Universidade de São Paulo (USP) is my collaborator and host in Brazil. He is the best Cycloramphus catcher I know!