Lucas Bustamante / Palm oil crops and deforestation in the Ecuadorian Choco Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Lucas Bustamante / Aerial view of cut tree trunks in deforested Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. 25 tree species, many of them threatened, are involved.

Lucas Bustamante / Palm oil crops and deforestation in the Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Pygmy Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) mother and young, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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

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 / Coastal glassfrog (Cochranella litoralis) on leaf with eggs. San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Eyelash viper {Bothrops schlegeli} on Heliconia, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Watermelons {Citrullus lanatus} for sale, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Maroon eyed leaf frogs {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) venomous, arboreal, Esmeraldas, Ecuador