Other species threatened by the reservoir were the endangered bromeliad Dyckia distachya and Paraná.
The habitat of Colura zoophaga, epiphytic and deriving all nutrients from rainwater, has been compared to that of known carnivorous plants such as Brocchinia reducta, an epiphytic bromeliad.
auratus is closely associated with the giant bromeliad Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora.
The food of this species is nectar, taken from a variety of small flowers, including epiphytic Ericaceae and bromeliads.
When they hatch, the female carries the tadpoles singly to temporary water bodies such as hollows in trees, leaf axils of species such as Dieffenbachia and to bromeliads, at heights of a metre or two off the ground.
Other plant and animal species that have been restored and protected include the red-legged tortoise, the Bridled Quail-dove, the Caribbean flamingo, the White-crowned Pigeon, Eggers' mallow tree, the Virgin Islands euphorb, Hohenberg's ground bromeliad, and a unique bromeliad found nowhere else.
Mouse opossums are generally found in rainforests as they scavenge bromeliads for food.
Neoregelia 'Natalee Marie', a hybrid cultivar of the genus Neoregelia in the Bromeliad family
Neoregelia 'Short And Sweet', a hybrid cultivar of the genus Neoregelia in the Bromeliad family
Males feed in the canopy, where their food plants include epiphytic Ericaceae and bromeliads, and defend flowers and scrubs in their feeding territories.