Category Archives: Reptile

Calendar for 2016 – Reptiles & Amphibians – From Cloud Forests to Canyons

November 23, 2015by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

This is my first calendar project,which I finished today and am really excited to offer to you all. You can preview and order it here. It’s only $14.99! “This 2016 […]

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2016, amphibians, Calendar, cloud forest, Ecuador, Frogs, Herpetology, Mindo, nature, Neotropical, Olympic Peninsula, Panama, photography, Reptile, snakes, wildlife

The ‘Hidden’ Intelligence of Reptiles

April 16, 2015by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

A little Facebook blurb I thought I’d add here: This New York Times piece is an older article (2013), but re-reading it reminded me of the fascinating Anadia rhombifera lizards […]

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Behavior, Ethics, Intelligence, Reptile

Artwork

Commissioned painting of Anolis proboscis, adult male and female, with male displaying for the female in a courtship ritual.

Digital illustration of Dendrobates “azureus”, a poison dart frog.

Ameiva ameiva My latest painting, a species of reptile I’d seen recently in Panama. I’d tried to capture the highly aware adult males on a few occasions, but they always bolted off just as I hinted interest in them.

Julie asked if I could work something up to represent La MICA for the upcoming ‘Mammal Meetings’. This was a lot of fun to do! Ballpoint pen and watercolors – finished in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Platalea ajaja – Roseate Spoonbill – Acrylics, Gouache – 2014 Subject was painted from a reference photo found via Google images. I’d love to shoot the species in it’s habitat to get my own references!

Canis lupus – The Grey Wolf Traditional-Watercolor

Selasphorus rufus (Rufous Hummingbird) Digital

Tersina viridis (Swallow Tanager) Traditional – Watercolor

Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Digital

Digital painting of the endangered, Ecuador endemic ‘Proboscis anole’, Anolis proboscis. Anolis proboscis is one of three species of anole known to sport such a nasal appendage, belonging to the Anolis laevis group. These lizards have only recently been more fully described, as scientists went years without finding them. Deforestation is a primary threat to their population and the distribution of this species is currently thought to be very small, with the individuals that have been found living within a relatively limited area. James and I went on a long walk to find this species one night, in 2011. While we didn’t find the long nosed male…James somehow managed to spot a female in the trees above. I am always astounded by his ability to find creatures! The females are beautiful…and rather different from the male in coloration, being mostly green or brown and not sporting the extension on the snout. The males actually change color, too – a lot about them reminds me of chameleons. Digital