An old mango tree next to the house we rented:
One of the biggest colonies of fruit bats in the Philippines, in Subic Bay:
These are the largest bats in the world! But they only eat fruit.
The formal name for them is "flying foxes":
Tokay gecko (or tuko lizard, as it's known in the Philippines) can grow to a foot and a half long. We found several inside our rental house, and they were common outside. The name comes from the male's very loud mating call.
I was warned to not come close to it, lest it jump onto my arms or legs and get stuck there. Their legs act as suction cups, and they can lift eight times their weight with them. With this much adhesive power, if the gecko decides he likes you, he'll be with you for a very long time.
One of the huge toads that live in holes next to the road.
Another toad was not so lucky:
Wild cashews:
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