Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Tailless whip scorpion, Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Morph caterpillar pupating, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Pete Oxford / Moulting Katydid {Tettigoniidae}. Amazon, Ecuador

Mark Moffett / Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula (Megaphobema velvetosoma) shedding its skin (cuticle), Ecuador

Mark Moffett / Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula (Megaphobema velvetosoma) shedding its skin (cuticle), Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Ocelot, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America.

Pete Oxford / Two Striped Forest Pit Viper mother with day old young. Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest.

Pete Oxford / Two Striped Forest Pit Viper, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Ecuador Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa equatoriana), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli) eye and pit sensory organ, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli) held up by photographer's assistant, Shannon Bowley, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Ecuadorian Thrush (Turdus maculirostris) n cloud forest on western slope of Andes, Ecuadori

Murray Cooper / Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) hummingbird female feeding recently fledged young off the nest, Andes, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) hummingbird male displaying, Andes, Ecuador

MORLEY READ / Dwarf Caiman {Paleosuchus palebrosus} in Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Ecuadorian Thrush (Turdus maculirostris), Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) hummingbird, Andes, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) hummingbird, Andes, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) around Chimborazo Volcano, Ecuador

JIM CLARE / Ecuadorian hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) feeding on Chuquirahua (Chuquiraga jussieui) flower, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pit-viper (Bothrocophias campbelli), Andes, Ecuador

MORLEY READ / Puya hamat (Puya species}, a large terrestrial fire-resistant bromeliad, in the Ecuadorian Andes

MORLEY READ / Puya hamata (Puya species}, a large terrestrial fire-resistant bromeliad, in the Ecuadorian Andes

Pete Oxford / Ecuadorian Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina acutirostris), Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Cofan Indian portrait in traditional dress, Rio Agua Rico, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Arasha fruit orchard. A local Ecuadorian tropical fruit used for making juices, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Brown tent building bats roost in tent (Uroderma magnirostrum) Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Brown tent building bats roost in tent (Uroderma magnirostrum) Ecuadorian Amazon

Mark Moffett / Ecuadorian Mantid (Pseudocanthops sp) matches the color of the lichen from which it hangs

Pete Oxford / Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) researcher attaching radio collar in cloud forest and paramo habitat, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) researcher measuring individual in cloud forest and paramo habitat, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Zaparo indian woman, only 24 Zaporas left, Llanchamacocha, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Zaparo indian woman painting ceramic pot, Llanchamacocha, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Close up of enlarged hole in ear of Huaorani indian, Dayuno, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian hunting squirrels in rainforest, Ecuadorian Amazon South America

Pete Oxford / Zaparo indian woman painting ceramic pot, Llanchamacocha, Ecuadorian Amazon South America

Pete Oxford / Indian man building a canoe, working with Adze, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America 1994

MORLEY READ / Suspension bridge built by a colonist community in Ecuadorian Amazon, S America

Pete Oxford / Indian men building a canoe, burning the inside, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America 1994

Pete Oxford / Cofan Indian head portrait, Rio Agua Rico Ecuadorian Amazon, wearing traditional clothing and feather headress

Pete Oxford / Chambira palm leaf strands drying - used to make hammocks & bags, Llanchamacocha Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Guinea pigs kept for food in kitchen, Otovalo, Ecuadorian Andes, South America

Pete Oxford / Quichua indian girl portrait, Napo River, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian territory sign, Dayuno community, Nushino River, Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Secoya Indian shaman grinding maize, Rio Agua Rico, Ecuadorian Amazon, 1994

Pete Oxford / Colonizers holding a gun, Ecuadorian Amazon, 1994

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian with fish catch, Dayuno community, Nushino river, Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Ecuadorian orchid (Orchidaeceae sp) South America

Pete Oxford / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchius palpebrosus) Ecuadorian Amazon, South America.

Pete Oxford / Two Treefrogs facing one another (Agalychinis craspedopus) Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Two Striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Treefrog (Agalychnis craspedopus) Yasuni NP, Ecuador, Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Emerald tree boa coiled up on branch (Corallus canina) Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Two Striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador, South America

Nick Upton / Ecuadorian indian eats Palm weevil larva {Rhyncophorus palmarum} Amazonia, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tree frog (Hyla sp) Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Quechua Indian woman making palm fibre string, Ecuadorian Amazon 2002

Pete Oxford / Cofan Indians inspecting waste pit, Rio Agua Rico, Dureno, Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Huaorian indians fishing in river using dynamite, Dayuno, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Zaparo indian in traditional dress, Llanchamacocha, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Mercedes Sucumbios spinning chambira, Napo River, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Fungus beetle on fungus {Pselaphacus giganteus} Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian pushing canoe along river, Dayuno, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America, 1994

Pete Oxford / Emerald tree boa {Corallus canina} curled up on branch, Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Young Quichua Indian with blow gun and dead Maroon tailed parakeet prey, Ecuadorian Amazon

Philippe Clement / Ecuadorian / Pacific / Land hermit crab {Coenobita compressus} on land in locked position, Manuel Antonio NP, Costa Rica.

Philippe Clement / Ecuadorian / Pacific / Land hermit crab {Coenobita compressus} on land, Manuel Antonio NP, Costa Rica.

Pete Oxford / Quichua / Quechua Indian woman drinking chicha, Napo River, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian climbing tree with blow gun / dart propped against tree, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America.

Pete Oxford / 4000 year old Valdivian Skeletons, ancient culture along Ecuadorian Coast, Valdivia, nr San Pedro, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / 4000 year old Valdivian Skeleton, Ancient culture along Ecuadorian Coast, Valdivia, nr San Pedro, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Treefrogs sitting on branch portrait {Hyla sp} Ecuadorian Amazon. Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Marbled treefrog {Phrynohyas venulosa} Male and female in amplexus, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Pete Oxford / Tailless whip scorpion - vinegaroons. Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Tailless whip scorpion, Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Moulting Katydid {Tettigoniidae}. Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Spider in web {Arachnida} Ecuadorian Amazon

Pete Oxford / Morph butterfly chrysalis, Ecuadorian Amazon. Sequence 2 of 2

Mark Moffett / Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula (Megaphobema velvetosoma) shedding its skin, Ecuador

Mark Moffett / Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula (Megaphobema velvetosoma) shedding its skin (cuticle), Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Ocelot kitten, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America.

Pete Oxford / Successional vegetation encroaching on jungle lake, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Two Striped Forest Pit Viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) Ecuador Ecuadorian Amazon, South America

Pete Oxford / Brazilian tapir, Ecuadorian Amazon, South America.