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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 1994-2006. 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.

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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