Strolling through the Botanical gardens came an imposing figure. The Black and white tegu, a one 1.5 metre long monitor lizard was exciting to see. Our Brazilian friend Vinicius was less excited; turns out he’d kept an injured one as a pet in the garden, feeding it a diet of eggs and dog food!
Our first afternoon at the REGUA reserve held another reptilian treat; two tegus fighting on the trail ahead. After a vicious bout of neck-biting, tail-swiping and wrestling, the defeated lizard scuttled into the undergrowth.
The bird life is amazing here, but you have to hand it to the reptiles for drama.
On the trail of tanagers 