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BIRDS Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna), Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala), and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Andean Cock-of-the-rock Coeligena (inca) torquata hummingbird Fiery Billed Aracari, Costa Rica Green Parrot, Honduras Andean Vulture Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Rhinoceros Hornbill Wreathed Hornbill (Aceros undulatus) Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna) Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw Scarlet Macaw, Honduras Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) on branch above stream Wreathed Hornbill Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Golden-neck Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) Pied Hornbill (Antbracocerus albirostris) Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Western Crowned Pigeon Double wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Mohawk bird Toucan Macaws feeding on clay lick Cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera) feeding on Ceiba seeds Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake Chestnut Eared Araçari (Pteroglossus castanotis) Hyancinth Macaws, Brazil jungle fowl, Cambodia Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Red lorrikeet Pheasant Hornbill INSECTS Blue green and copper colored grasshopper with large red eyes and yellow antennae Bright red insect Large black beetle in Borneo Spiny yellow caterpillar Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand Yellow butterfly in Borneo Millipede, Madagascar Moth, Madagascar Iguaze Butterflies, Brazil Blue Morpho Caterpillar, Honduras Butterfly, Honduras Grasshopper, Honduras Dung beetles Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) Longhorn Beetle in flight with guide Armand Giraffe-necked Weevil Giraffe necked Weevil Lutinus Beetle Comet moth Red clear-wing butterfly White moth Moth Yellow and blue butterfly Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter Deep red millipede on forest floor Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar Bright green cicada Red Grasshawk (Neurothemis fluctuans) Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) Brachydiplax dragonfly species Blue and black butterfly in rainforest of Borneo Giant black bee feeding on morning glory flower nectar Katydid, Honduras Moth, Honduras Moth, Honduras Pray Mantis, Honduras Butterflies, Honduras Owl Butterfly, Honduras Owl Butterfly, Honduras Parides Butterfly, Honduras Yellow and blue butterfly on ground Green caterpillar Caterpillar Leaf mimic insect mantid brown mantid yellow Walking stick insect Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass Green mantid looking into the camera Forest leech on man's wrist Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs Orange butterfly on forest floor in Borneo Brown cicada Blue Morpho Butterfly Crayola katydid Moth, Honduras Insect, Honduras Insect, Thailand horned spider, Thailand Moth, Thailand Leaf insect Green Mantid Praying Mantis (Brown color) Mantid Purple Antenna Mantid Yellow Pink and green grasshopper at the petite tsingy Black pill millipede Green pill millipede rolled in palm of hand Red millipede compared with size of hand AMPHIBIANS Hyla tree frog species Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Hyla rhodopepla tree frog on leaf Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) Hyla tree frog species Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi Cane toad (Bufo marinus) in the Amazon rainforest of Peru Glass Frog, Costa Rica Boophis (?) frog at Andasibe Boophis frog, Masoala National Park Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Hyla tree frog close up Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Frog, Thailand Tree Frog, Thailand Gray frog in Isalo Tomato frog Panama golden frog (Atelopus zetecki) White's tree frog, green in color Dendrobates auratus poison-dart frog Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) Grey tree frog Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) Yellow-Banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) Uknown leaf frog on Nosy Mangabe Mantella madagascariensis (Painted Mantella) White's Tree Frog (Litorea caerulea) Strawberry poison-dart frog in epiphyte MAMMALS Ex-captive Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) Jaguar, Belize Wild boar in Malaysia Adult male Proboscis monkey Cheirogaleus major lemur Indri lemur in Andasibe Hemicentetes semispinosus tenrec Striped Civet (Fossa fossana) Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Face of a young long-tailed macaque Close-up of pregnant long-tailed macaque at Uluwatu Domiant male Proboscis Monkey eating fruit Insect-eating bat in rainforest cave Crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) eating fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis) Dusky Titi Monkey (Callicebus spp.) Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back Cabybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) with young along riverside Woolly Monkey, Brazil Woolly Monkey, Brazil Squirrel Monkey, Costa Rica Babirusa or pig-deer (Babyrousa babyrussa) Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) DeBrazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus) Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) Giant Anteater, Brazil Coati, Costa Rica Microcebus rufus (Brown mouse lemur) Varecia variegata variegata Grey Bamboo Lemur Macaque showing its tongue at Uluwatu Orangutan climbing while holding a bunch of bananas in its mouth Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata) on clay lick Baby Cabybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) along Rio Tambopata Giant river otter eating a fish in the Amazon Civit, Thailand Deer, Thailand Porcupine, Cambodia Ocelot, Belize Tapir, Belize Capuchin Monkey, Brazil Sloth, Peru Barking Deer, Cambodia Matschie's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) Silvery marmoset (Callithrix argentata) Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) Long-tailed macaque feeding on fruit of the "Tukas" palm (Caryota milis) REPTILES Caiman, Brazil Lizard, Costa Rica Boa, Costa Rica Parson's chameleon in highland forest of Madagascar Calumma parsoni chameleon Furcifer gastrotaenia chameleon Uroplatus phantasticus Furcifer lateralis chameleon ready to eat insect Phelsuma madagascariensis kochi Furcifer pardalis chameleon Calumma nasuta chameleon Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) House gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) Gecko lizard species with black markings Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog Bronzeback snake in a tree Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) Komodo Dragon - Varanus komodoensis Australian water dragon (Physignatus lesurii) Fijian iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) Green iguanas Male Iguana, Costa Rica Anole, Honduras Rainbow Ameivas, Honduras Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig Brookesia superciliaris chameleon in leaf litter Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand Uroplatus fimbriatus - dialated pupil Uroplatus fimbriatus with flying insect Uroplatus fimbriatus - head shot tree trunk Phelsuma Gecko in leaf Phelsuma Day Gecko on bamboo Uroplatus fimbriatus on Nosy Mangabe Bright green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) in Java, Indonesia Monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) emerging from a tree hollow Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor) Cave Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) swallowing a bat Green vine snake in Malaysia Close up of Mountain Horned Dragon lizard (Acanthosaurus armata) found in the wild Close up on the lizard with blue eyes found in the Malaysian rainforest Turniptail Gecko or Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) on tree trunk in Peru Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru Anole lizard showing its bright orange dewlap in a territorial display Komodo Dragon Alligator mississippiensis Emerald boas Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Brookesia superciliaris chameleon Brookesia thieli chameleon Calumma parsonii chameleon Calumma brevicornis (male) Calumma globifer chameleon Furcifer lateralis (juvenile) Furcifer willsii (Female) Furcifer willsii (Female) Furcifer willsii (Male) Phelsuma gecko Phelsuma quadriocellata gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko Tree boa Langaha madagascariensis (male) snake Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus) Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) House gecko Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it Varanus salvator monitor lizard Blue-eyed lizard in Malaysian rainforest Common Bronzeback snake eating a frog Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by Tree snake in Malaysia Male anole lizard displaying its bright orange dewlap Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus) Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) Green iguana (Iguana iguana) Blue-Tongue Skink (Tiliqua scincoides) Furcifer gastrotaenia Calumma Parsoniia Calumma Parsoniia Calumma Parsonii Orange panther chameleon Furcifer campani Uroplatus lineata Uroplatus ebenaui what's new | tropical fish | help support the site | search | about | copyright & use | contact Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006 Pictures were taken by Rhett A. 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