Claudio Velasquez / Leaf tailed gecko defense display, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Parson's chameleon (Chamaeleo / Calumma parsonii) hunting, Perinet-Analamazoatra, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Limpets (Patella argenvillei} at low tide. West coast, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Ice plant {Jordaaniella spongiosa} in flower in desert, Namaqualand, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Bee pollinating flower {Jordaaniella spongiosa} Namaqualand, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Nara melon fruit {Acanthosicyos horridus} on sand dunes, Namibia

Claudio Velasquez / Succulent plant {Sphalmanthus sp} Richtenveld, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Orange River, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Richtenveld NP granite plates of rock South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Leaf tailed gecko in defense posture (Uroplatus fimbriatus) Nosy Mangabe NR, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Rain frog after rain (Breviceps namaquensis) Groen River, Namaqualand, Namibia

Claudio Velasquez / Mangrove forest roots, Seychelles

Claudio Velasquez / Boundary between cleared land and tropical forest, Bwindi Forest NP, Uganda

Claudio Velasquez / Low tide in coastal red mangrove habitat, Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Claudio Velasquez / Tropical rainforest canopy with coconut palm trees, Vallee de Mai, Praslin Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Claudio Velasquez / Looking up at Strangler fig {Ficus destruens} on host tree, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Day gecko {Phelsuma sp} feeding on nectar of Pitcher plant, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Claudio Velasquez / Two Carpenter ants {Camponotus sp} fighting on Nara melon fruit, Namibia, Southern Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Spices and preserves in market stall, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Claudio Velasquez / Looking across to sea to Aldabra island, Indian Ocean

Claudio Velasquez / Desert in flower, Namaqualand, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Rock formations in cave, Ankarana NR, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Aerial view of Jurassic limestone formations, Ankarana NR, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Fish catch drying on beach in sunset, Monkey bay, Lake Malawi, Malawi

Claudio Velasquez / Snake {Madagascarophis colubrinus} swallowing gecko, Ankarana NR, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Desert in flower, Richtenveld NP, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Coastal landscape with sand dunes at dawn, West coast, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Black footed / African penguins mutual preening {Sphenicus demersus} Cape Town, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Sandwich harbour, Namibia, Southern Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Table mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Looking down on Orange river in desert. Richtersveld NR, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Seychelles tree frog {Tachycenemis seychellensis} Vallee de Mai, Praslin Island,

Claudio Velasquez / Aerial view of Okavango delta, Moremi NR, Botswana

Claudio Velasquez / Aerial view of mangrove swamp, Antsiranana, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Blue land crab {Cardisoma carnifex} Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / King protea flowers {Protea cynaroides} Table Mountain NR, S Africa. Did you know? Proteas are named after the Greek god Proteus who could change his form, as proteas have a diverse range of shapes an...

Claudio Velasquez / Rain frog after rain {Breviceps namaquensis} Namaqualand, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Mangroves, Madagascar Indian Ocean

Claudio Velasquez / Juvenile Crowned lemur {Eulemur coronatus} Ankarana NR, Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Limpet close up (Patella argenvillei} head visible, low tide. Pacific coast, South Afric

Claudio Velasquez / Male Coco de mer catkin with flowers {Lodoicea maldivica} Praslin Island, Seychelles

Claudio Velasquez / Chameleon {Bradypodion occidentale} Namaqualand, Southern Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Coconut crab {Birgus latro} stealing Green turtle egg Aldabra, Seychelles

Claudio Velasquez / Elephants trunk plants, Richtersveld NR, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Sea anemones {Bunodactis neynaudi} underwater, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Sandpaper limpets {Patella granatina} and {Patella granularis} South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Limpet (Patella argenvillei} traps kelp at low tide to feed on. West coast, South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Isopod {Tylos granulotus} on kelp. South Africa

Claudio Velasquez / Land hermit crab {Coenobita sp} Madagascar

Claudio Velasquez / Mangroves Aldabra Indian Ocean Islands