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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Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) Red howler monkey howling Brookesia superciliaris chameleon; Masoala NP Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Phelsuma modesta modesta gecko in Taolagnaro Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) Tree Frog; Thailand Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Katydid; Honduras Furcifer pardalis chameleon Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) (Gabon) Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Langaha madagascariensis (male) snake Woolly monkey Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park (Gabon) Jungle spider in Malaysia (Malaysia) Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) peeking over a roof so only its head is visible (Indonesia) Brown tree frog near Puerto Narino Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor) (Malaysia) Cnemidophorus deppei; Honduras Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Boophis frog; Masoala National Park Leaf-mimicking insect (Suriname) Jaguar; Belize Pill Millipede (Green color) Black-and-red bird Tree snake in Malaysia (Malaysia) Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Red-eyed tree frog Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) Large black beetle in Borneo (Indonesia) Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Jungle spider that has constructed a nest by rolling a Heliconia leaf (Malaysia) Orange; green; black; yellow; and turquoise grasshopper Red-eyed tree frog Adult male proboscis monkey with baby (Indonesia) Calumma nasuta Red-eyed tree frog Harpy eagle; profile head shot Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal (Brazil) Three beige; yellow; black; and white grasshoppers on a leaf (Peru) Scarlet macaw Yellow form (with brown and white markings) of the green tree python (Morelia viridis) Walking stick insects mating (Peru) Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Suriname) Common Bronzeback snake eating a frog (Malaysia) Mass of caterpillars (Peru) Capuchin monkey (Suriname) Stork Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings Green grasshopper with yellow and black bands; and red; yellow; orange; and black striped legs (Peru) Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Green grasshopper Varanus salvator monitor lizard (Malaysia) Western Crowned Pigeon Rehabilitated Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a rambutan fruit (Indonesia) Green Bronchocela cristatella lizard (Indonesia) Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper (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) Spectacled caiman Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs (Peru) Black; blue; and yellow butterfly Red-eyed tree frog Forest green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) Borneo forest squirrel (Indonesia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings Male Basilisk; Honduras Varanus komodoensis Biblis hyperia butterfly; brown to black with red on its wings (Peru) Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Red-eyed tree frog Silver-gray millipede in eating leaf Amazon rainforest (Peru) Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephala) (Suriname) Blue-crowned pigeon (Goura cristata) Brown katydid with green marking on its back (Peru) Giant walking stick insect with a person's hand for scale (Peru) 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