At night you can see many animals right next to our station. Especially when it rains, there is a lot of "traffic" around our ponds. I took the following pictures within a 5 minute walking distance to my room.
Still at the building this Turnip-tail Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) was looking for food. With approx. (12cm, 4.7 in) it is the biggest Gecko of Costa Rica.
![Thecadactylus rapicauda - Turnip-tail Gecko](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_b2dbba3654924dc58863d55bcc76f295~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_b2dbba3654924dc58863d55bcc76f295~mv2.jpg)
![Thecadactylus rapicauda - Turnip-tail Gecko](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_0f4a136151894db79057521174877a88~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_0f4a136151894db79057521174877a88~mv2.jpg)
The Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) is abundant near the ponds here.
![Leptodeira-septentrionalis - Northern Cat-eyed Snake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_5ed0b9c2bca643eda48fa086647e8062~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_5ed0b9c2bca643eda48fa086647e8062~mv2.jpg)
As well as the Hourglass Treefrog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus) and the famous Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas).
![Dendropsophus ebraccatus - Hourglass Treefrog](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_9e64fc184c544d16b8b5e2ba88c09a44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_9e64fc184c544d16b8b5e2ba88c09a44~mv2.jpg)
![Agalychnis callidryas - Red-eyed Treefrog](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_0344231b6bc347b3a2d7666ed725d7c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_0344231b6bc347b3a2d7666ed725d7c8~mv2.jpg)
I also saw some Plain Blunt-headed Tree Snakes (Imantodes inornatus).
![Imantodes inornatus - Plain Blunt-headed Tree Snake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_4628f36b11b646b0b376d0fd5712358c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_4628f36b11b646b0b376d0fd5712358c~mv2.jpg)
![Imantodes inornatus - Plain Blunt-headed Tree Snake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35a196_c7bdf2321d8f4543b56359dc8343ecdb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_654,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/35a196_c7bdf2321d8f4543b56359dc8343ecdb~mv2.jpg)
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