Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Four Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) sleeping on beach, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Endangered species.

Lucas Bustamante / African lion (Panthera leo) resting, Etosha National Park, Harare Province, Namibia.

Lucas Bustamante / Moss rainfrog (Pristimantis eriphus) siting on leaf, Cosango, Napo Ecuador, Vulnerable species.

Lucas Bustamante / Brush footed butterfly (Lycorea sp.) caterpillar with parasitic wasp cocoons on silk threads, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Troschel's tree frog / Calcar tree / Convict tree frog (Hypsiboas calcaratus) portrait, on leaf, Cuyabeno, Sucumbios, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Female African lion (Panthera leo) face portrait, Etosha National Park, Harare Province, Namibia.

Lucas Bustamante / Rio pescado harlequin toad (Atelopus balios) pair on branch, female on the left, Azuay, Ecuador, Critically endangered species, possibly extinct.

Lucas Bustamante / Pinocchio lizard (Anolis proboscis) male on stem, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador, Endangered species.

Lucas Bustamante / Imbabura tree frog (Hypsiboas picturatus) portrait, Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Two Limon glass frogs (Sachatamia ilex) sitting on plant, one above the other, Canande, Esmeraldas.

Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador.