Pictures of herps [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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Salmon-bellied racer snake (Costa Rica) Cristobal strawberry dart frog Forest anole Green waxy monkey frog Dendrobates pumilio (pan01-0831) South American rattlesnake Green and black poison arrow frog Emerald-eyes Treefrog (Hypsiboas crepitans) Ornate Dabb spiny-tail lizard (Uromastyx ornatus) Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) (Costa Rica) Forest lizard (Suriname) Giant Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus pulchellus), a red-bellied herp fond in Marin County, California Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Forest anole Infant green sea turtle Shadow of a lizard on the underside of a leaf Toad in a muddy pasture in China (China) Baby Furcifer oustaleti Almirante strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) Forest lizard (Suriname) Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Green Mantella (Mantella viridis) Sleeping reddish-brown Short-horned Chameleon (Calumma brevicorne) Inflated frog Guibemantis pulcher frog Mating frogs Gecko Common Basilisk running across the water surface of a creek Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) Ranitomeya imitator arrow frog Furcifer gastrotaenia (Andasibe) Three-striped posion arrow frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) with tadpoles on its back (Suriname) White Spotted Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with its see-through eye lid partially open (Costa Rica) Red-eyed treefrog Lizard closely associated with cool water in Venezuela (Venezuela) Caraugastor toad species in danger of extinction Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) Cane toad Bornean Gliding tree frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) Emerald eyes Treefrog (Hypsiboas crepitans) Bumblebee poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) Common green iguana Cane toad (Bufo marinus) next to human hand for scale Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Brown leaf litter snake (Costa Rica) young female Calmma brevicornis Male panther chameleon (breeding coloration) Green Mantella (Mantella viridis) Atelopus certus Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) eating an egg Antongil Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) on a woman's hand Sea turtle hatchlings (Costa Rica) Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Painted-belly leaf frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Bird Herpetologist trying to save a Hyloscirtus colymba tree frog Xenopus laevis Rain frog (Costa Rica) Fer de lance (Bothrops asper) [local name in Belize - Yellow-jaw tommygoff] (Belize) Ebenavia inunguis gecko in the litter of a bird-nest fern Newt Hands Female Langaha madagascariensis snake (Madagascar) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea (Costa Rica) Yellow and blue poison arrow frog climbing a tree trunk (Suriname) Red-eyed tree frog Mantella laevigata (Madagascar) Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe) Brookesia Chameleon; Madagascar Green iguana headshot Uroplatus gecko on tree trunk (Madagascar) Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx aegyptius) Fer-de-lance (Belize) Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis) Baby oustaleti chameleon on hand (Kirindy) Elves Chasm Frog (Grand Canyon) Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) The Desert Horned lizard or Horny Toad (Phrynosoma sp.) in Big Sur; California. This species is a lizard; not a toad despite its common name. As a defense mechanism; Horned lizards can squirt blood from its eyes at a distance of up to 5 feet. Cane toad Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) Emerald eyes Treefrog (Hypsiboas crepitans) Garden fence lizard (Calotes versicolor) (Thailand) Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Male Elephant-eared Chameleon (Calumna brevicorne) Frog (Madagascar) Giant cave-dwelling toad (Malaysia) herps: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79