Walking the Schincaroel trail with a group one morning produced a fantastic view of a pair of lesser grison. They are associated with forest and wetlands and the habitat we saw them in was open secondary forest, adjacent to a fast-flowing stream. This may continue to be a good spot for seeing this species in the reserve, as there has not been any recent sightings around wetlands where they have previously been reported from.
Lesser grison (Galictis cuja)
I have also had 3 separate sightings of nine-banded armadillos. The first on the start of the green trail just past the researcher's house at dusk, and two around the yellow trail at night. They are particularly shy of light, but appear to be less bothered by noise and you can creep very close to them if you switch off the torch. The start of the brown trail is another good spot where I have regularly heard them foraging at night.
Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
I had been setting some traps along fast flowing streams in the higher areas of the forest as this is the favoured habitat of Water opossum and Scaly-footed (South American) water rat. I did not find any evidence of the opossums but did catch a Scaly-footed water rat on the stream at the start of the Schincaroel trail.
Scaly-footed (South American) water rat (Nectomys squamipes)
I have also had numerous sightings of Southern opossum and I have used my photos to identify individuals. There appear to be 5 in the immediate area around the lodge and start of the yellow and brown trails.
Southern opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
Brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba)
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