Pictures of amazon wildlife [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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.

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Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) False coral snake Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Wasps' nest Bat Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Headshot of a rainbow skink Turquoise shield bug with orange legs (Suriname) Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Giant black and red jungle tarantula Red Bill Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Andean Cock-of-the-rock Location: Machu Picchu Pueblo (Peru) Red; black; and white butterfly White a dark red-stripped butterfly Anaconda with tongue extended Jaguar (Panthera onca) Brown spider Green grasshopper Brown tree frog near Puerto Narino Insect (Suriname) Leaf toad (Bufo margaritifer) (Suriname) Yellow and black banded caterpillar Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) Yellow and blue poison arrow frog guarding its nest (Suriname) Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar Boa constrictor in defensive mode Insect nymph Leaf toad in the Amazon Leaf-mimicking insect (Suriname) Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Green macaw Red-orange beetle (Suriname) Juvenile caiman Baby three-toed sloth hugging a stuffed panda in a Trio indigenous community (Suriname) Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Red howler monkey howling Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest Ocelot Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers Manu Cloud Forest Lodge Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Hot pink and turquoise insect (Suriname) Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Hyla tree frog close up Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red insect Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja; in Colombia Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Purple flowers in forest understorey Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Rasberry dragonfly Sloth; Peru Smooth-sided toad (Bufo guttatus) (Suriname) Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Ant (Suriname) Woolly monkey Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines Thin spider in the Amazon Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest Red howler monkey Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in forest leaf litter in Parque Tayrona; Colombia Red rainforest crab (Peru) Owl butterfly (Peru) Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Green grasshopper Anaconda Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Dark brown centipede (Peru) Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) A large treefrog found in the rainforest of Peru Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Turquoise fly with black wings and bright red eyes (Peru) Woolly monkey Colombian Green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon Large black beetle (Peru) Leafhopper Black and yellow butterflies at river's edge (Peru) Butterfly on hand (Peru) Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) Ants on a red-orange flower bud Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species) (Peru) amazon wildlife: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8