Pictures of rainforest animals [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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Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Leaf toad in the Amazon Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi (Indonesia) Jaguar (Panthera onca) False coral snake The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Close up on leaf insect (Malaysia) Brookesia superciliaris chameleon in leaf litter Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Yellow and blue poison arrow frog guarding its nest (Suriname) Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave (Malaysia) Red-eyed tree frog Adult orangutan with fist-clenched (Indonesia) Wild boar in Malaysia (Malaysia) Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Tomato frog Cave Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) swallowing a bat (Malaysia) Rainforest frog in leaf litter (Gabon) Leaf toad (Bufo margaritifer) (Suriname) African slender-snouted crocodile; Cocodrilo hociquifino africano (Gabon) Leaf insect Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) Green bush viper (Atheris species) (Uganda) Western Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus mauritius) Panama golden frog (Atelopus zetecki) Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Red lorrikeet Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it (Malaysia) Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe) Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Fiery Billed Aracari; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Male heron of Petulu (Indonesia) Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) Hyla tree frog close up Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Silverback gorilla (Gabon) Anaconda with tongue extended Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog (Malaysia) Juvenile Nile crocodile captured for a population survey (Gabon) Green iguana (Iguana iguana) Green Parrot; Honduras Fijian iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by (Malaysia) Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) Phelsuma guttata Gecko in leaf Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers Red-eyed tree frog Female Calumma crypticum on tree trunk in Perinet (Andasibe) Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass (Indonesia) Red-eyed treefrog Red-eyed treefrog Red-orange beetle (Suriname) Red howler monkey Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Gabon) Double wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) (Indonesia) Giant black and red jungle tarantula Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Stick Mantid Adult silberback gorilla (Gabon) Stork Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Moth; Honduras Forest elephant in Gabon (Gabon) Wasps' nest Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) Adult male Proboscis monkey (Indonesia) Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest Orangutan climbing while holding a bunch of bananas in its mouth (Indonesia) Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand Red-eyed tree frog Insect (Suriname) Headshot of a rainbow skink Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo (Indonesia) Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Pray Mantis; Honduras Andean Cock-of-the-rock Location: Machu Picchu Pueblo (Peru) Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Blue Arrow Frog rainforest animals: 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