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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Young orphan orang-utan (Malaysia) Arboreal Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) (Costa Rica) Orb spider (Costa Rica) Weevil (Malaysia) Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Hummingbird under examination (Costa Rica) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle (Costa Rica) Calumma brevicornis (Andasibe) Red grasshawk (Indonesia) Mottled forest frog (Costa Rica) Agouti (Suriname) Red-eyed treefrog Termites (Suriname) Draco flying lizard (Malaysia) Three-striped posion arrow frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) with tadpoles on its back (Suriname) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) White-faced Capuchin (Costa Rica) Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) (Malaysia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Brown frog (Costa Rica) Male Long-tailed macaque eating a banana (Indonesia) Osama; an orphaned orangutan at Sepilok (Malaysia) Red-eyed tree frog Green and brown cicada (Malaysia) Red-eyed tree frog Cicada moultings on the underside of a rainforest leaf (Costa Rica) Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow (Costa Rica) Green praying mantis (Indonesia) Blue Arrow Frog Red howler monkey (Suriname) Black and white butterfly at night Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Emerald Boa Spider (Suriname) Brown katydid (Costa Rica) Red-eyed tree frog Blue-gray dragonfly (Malaysia) Orange and black beetle (Malaysia) Red-Eyed Tree Frog on the underside of a banana leaf (Costa Rica) Tarantula wasp (Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna) (Costa Rica) White spider on an unusual web (Malaysia) Golden Mantella Mottled forest frog (Costa Rica) Lizard holding a pose with its back arched and it tail and head up (Suriname) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) White-throated (Cuvier's) Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica) Black and yellow grasshopper (Malaysia) Brown and yellow insect with a false eye spot (Costa Rica) White-faced Capuchin (Costa Rica) Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza; being measured by researchers (Costa Rica) Red-eyed treefrog Green lizard (Bronchocela sp.?) in a tree on the island of Java; Indonesia (Indonesia) Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight (Costa Rica) Polyrhachis pruinosa ant; a species that specializes on pitcher plant feeding (Malaysia) Giant walking stick (Suriname) Cicada skins on the underside of a rainforest leaf (Costa Rica) Swifts (unidentified) in Sabah, Malaysia Camouflaged frog (Suriname) Gecko in lodge White-faced Capuchin (Costa Rica) Black-headed parrot (Pionites melanocephala) (Suriname) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Woolley Monkey (Brazil) Tarantula on the ceiling of a thatch hut (Suriname) Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) Domiant male Nasalis larvatus monkey in tree (Indonesia) American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river (Costa Rica) Indri indri (Andasibe) Woolley Monkey (Brazil) White ibis; Eudocimus albus (Costa Rica) Bornean ant (Malaysia) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) (Costa Rica) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Katydid hiding in bamboo shoot Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Macaques grooming on a staircase (Indonesia) Jaguar yawn Crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) grooming (Indonesia) Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) (Malaysia) Toad (Costa Rica) Borneo Orang-utan walking on boardwalk (Indonesia) Bright green Jeweled chameleon near Isalo (Isalo) Red-eyed tree frog Juvenile Lateralis chameleon in Isalo (Isalo) Frog with glowing green spots in Borneo (Malaysia) Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus) (Malaysia) 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