Photos of wildlife in Colombia)

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Colombia (South America). Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

Red Bill Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Rasberry dragonfly Poisonous Automeris moth caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines Red, black, yellow, and white caterpillar Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) Black, orange, and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf, possibly Ithomia pellucida or the "Blue transparent" Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Red, black, and white butterfly Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Green grasshopper Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers White a dark red-stripped butterfly Orange, green, black, yellow, and turquoise grasshopper Woolly monkey Brown tree frog near Puerto Nariño Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Leaf toad (Bufo cf. margaritifer) in the Amazon Red bug from the Heteroptera family Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Black Caiman (Melanosucus niger) among water hyacinth Black, blue, and orange butterfly in Colombia Red howler monkey howling Red howler monkey Anaconda with tongue extended Juvenile caiman Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Jaguar (Panthera onca) Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest Wasps' nest Giant black and red jungle tarantula, possibly Amazon Pink Toed tarantula (Avicularia amazonica) Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8