TRAVEL PHOTOS

Rainforest Animal Photos


Below are selected pictures of tropical rainforest animals from around the world. More photographs of animals and rainforest are available in the country-specific sections found on the left.

Except where noted, all images are the property of Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2013. Contact me with questions regarding use, reproduction, or purchase of any of the pictures.

Please note that in addition to this page, there are separate sub-sections of photos, including rainforest amphibians, rainforest beetles, rainforest butterflies, rainforest frogs, rainforest herps, rainforest insects, rainforest mammals, rainforest monkeys, rainforest primates, and rainforest reptiles.







Calendars


Chameleons of Madagascar - 12-month calendar


Herps of Madagascar - 12-month calendar


Lemurs of Madagascar - 12-month calendar


Madagascar - 18-month calendar


Madagascar Calendar - 12-month calendar


Madagascar Calendar II - 12 months by mongabay


Wildlife of Madagascar - 12-month calendar

Budget Calendars



Rainforest books

  • Monkey Magic: The Curse of Mukada by Grant S. Clark
  • Discover the Amazon: The World's Largest Rainforest by Lauri Berkenkamp
  • Exploring the Rainforest: Science Activities for Kids by Anthony Fredericks and, Shawn Shea
  • The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
  • The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry
  • The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry and Mark J. Plotkin
  • A Walk in the Rainforest
    by Kristin Joy Pratt
  • One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest by Jean Craighead George
  • Tropical Rain Forest by Donald Silver
  • A Teacher's Guide to a Walk in the Rainforest by Bruce Malnor and Carol Malnor
  • The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by Sophie Javna and The EarthWorks Group
  • One River Wade Davis
  • Nature of the Rainforest: Costa Rica and Beyond Adrian Forsyth at al.
  • Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America Adrian Forsyth & Ken Miyata


    • AMPHIBIANS

    Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus)
    Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus)
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)


    Blueberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio)
    (pan01-0848a)
    Panama golden frog (Atelopus zetecki)

    Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
    Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
    A large treefrog found in the rainforest of Peru
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    Red poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio)
    (pan02-2161)
    Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi
    (Indonesia)


    Boophis (?) frog at Andasibe
    (Madagascar)


    Leaf toad in the Amazon
    Green Poison Dart Frog; Costa Rica
    (Costa Rica)


    Tomato frog
    (Madagascar)


    Smooth-sided toad (Bufo guttatus)
    (Suriname)

    Hyla rhodopepla tree frog on leaf
    Hyla rhodopepla tree frog on leaf
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    Green Arrow Frogs


    Blue Arrow Frog

    Hyla tree frog species
    Hyla tree frog species
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    Glass Frog; Costa Rica
    (Costa Rica)


    Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo
    (Indonesia)

    Hyla tree frog close up
    Hyla tree frog close up
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    Boophis frog; Masoala National Park
    (Madagascar)


    Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)


    Yellow-Banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)


    Yellow and blue poison arrow frog guarding its nest
    (Suriname)

    BIRDS


    Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)


    Fiery Billed Aracari; Costa Rica
    Harpy eagle
    Harpy eagle
    (Belize)


    Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
    Harpy Eagle at Summit Park
    (pan02-1934)
    Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans)
    (Suriname)


    Golden-neck Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)


    Green Parrot; Honduras

    Green macaw

     Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
    Chestnut Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    Double wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

    Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
    Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay
    Location: Tambopata rainforest
    (Peru)


    jungle fowl; Cambodia

    Black-and-red bird


    Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)


    Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)


    Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
    (Gabon)


    Scarlet Macaw; Honduras

    Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
    INSECTS


    Black caterpillar with off-white stripes; yellow spines; and orange antenna
    (pan01-0777)
    Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest

     Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
    Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass
    (Indonesia)


    Insect
    (Suriname)


    Metallic green; yellow; and copper colored beetle
    (Malaysia)


    Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
    (Suriname)


    Transparent moth
    (Costa Rica)


    Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia
    Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae)
    Orange and black insect (planthopper?)
    (Suriname)


    Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia
    Stick Mantid
    (Madagascar)


    Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
    (Suriname)


    Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines
    Hot pink and turquoise insect
    (Suriname)


    Turquoise shield bug with orange legs
    (Suriname)


    Green caterpillar
    (Madagascar)


    Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf

     REPTILES


    Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog
    (Malaysia)


    Furcifer balteatus chameleon
    (Madagascar)


    Calumma parsonii chameleon
    (Madagascar)


    Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)


    Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi)
    (Madagascar)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe
    (Madagascar)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe
    (Madagascar)

    Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)
    Calumma Parsoniia
    (Madagascar)


    Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by
    (Malaysia)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus leaf-tailed gecko
    (Madagascar)


    False coral snake
    Cnemidophorus deppei; Honduras

    Uroplatus fimbriatus - head shot tree trunk
    (Madagascar)


    Male Iguana; Costa Rica

    Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe
    (Madagascar)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus with flying insect
    (Madagascar)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko
    (Madagascar)


    Uroplatus phantasticus gecko
    (Madagascar)


    Green iguana (Iguana iguana)


    Calumma parsonii cristifer
    (Madagascar)


    Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it
    (Malaysia)


    Caiman; Brazil

    Uroplatus fimbriatus - tree trunk; full body
    (Madagascar)


    Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor)
    (Malaysia)


    Male Iguana; Costa Rica
    (Costa Rica)


    Emerald Boa

    Green bush viper (Atheris species)
    Green bush viper (Atheris species)
    (Uganda)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus on Nosy Mangabe
    (Madagascar)


    Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe
    (Madagascar)


    Fijian iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
    MAMMALS


    Eastern gorilla (Gorilla gorilla sp) in Bwindi
    (Uganda)


    Male Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
    Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
    (Belize)


    Woolly monkey
    Baby three-toed sloth hugging a stuffed panda in a Trio indigenous community
    (Suriname)

    Cougar (Puma concolor) [Local name - red tiger]
    Cougar (Puma concolor) [Local name - red tiger]
    (Belize)


    Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii)
    Sloth; Peru

    Woolly Monkey; Brazil
    Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)
    Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)
    (Belize)


    Red howler monkey
    Silverback gorilla
    (Gabon)


    Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)


    Central American Agouti eating a fallen fruit
    (pan02-1824)

     Forest elephant in Gabon
    Forest elephant in Gabon
    (Gabon)


    Squirrel Monkey; Costa Rica

    Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree
    (Indonesia)


    Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
    (Gabon)


    Jaguar (Panthera onca)
    Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
    (Gabon)


    Tayassu tajacu
    (pan02-1906)
    Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)


    Red howler monkey howling
    Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)

    Jaguar (Panthera onca)
    Jaguar (Panthera onca)
    (Belize)

    Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)
    Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)
    (Belize)


    Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave
    (Malaysia)


    Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)
    Adult silberback gorilla
    (Gabon)

    Adult male Proboscis monkey (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
    Adult male Proboscis monkey
    (Indonesia)

    Spider monkey hanging in a tree
    Spider monkey hanging in a tree
    (Belize)


    Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)


    Male silverback gorilla standing tall
    (Gabon)


    Panamanian Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
    (pan02-2095)

     Mother Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) with babies
    Mother Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) with babies
    (Belize)


    Hemicentetes semispinosus tenrec
    (Madagascar)


    Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)

    Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
    Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
    (Belize)


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