Pictures of rainforest lizards [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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Headshot of a rainbow skink Male Iguana; Costa Rica The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest Lizard; Costa Rica Fijian iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in forest leaf litter in Parque Tayrona; Colombia Adult male green iguana (Costa Rica) Colombian Green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Orange adult iguana (Costa Rica) Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) (Suriname) Green iguana in Colombia Water dragon (Physignatus lesurii) Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) Australian water dragon (Physignatus lesurii) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Male Anole; Costa Rica Crowned adamid (Hypsilurus dilophus) Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Green iguana swimming across a river Female green basilisk Anole lizard in the Amazon rainforest canopy Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) Gecko on a papaya (Suriname) Green anole in Parque Tayrona Flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) Green anole in Colombia Brown lizard with red markings Cnemidophorus deppei lizard in Colombia Sphenomorphus skink species in Sulawesi (Indonesia) The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Asian forest chameleon (Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus) Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) Bright green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) in Java; Indonesia (Indonesia) Rainbow lizard Lizard with its back arched and it tail and head up (Suriname) Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in Colombia Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) Group of green iguanas in a tree (Costa Rica) Gecko's eye (Suriname) Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Group of green iguanas in a tree (Costa Rica) Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Yellow; green; blue; and gray lizard (Suriname) Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) (Suriname) Camouflaged grey anolis lizard high in the forest canopy of the Amazon Iguanas (Costa Rica) Forest lizard (Suriname) Maroon-spotted brown lizard (Suriname) Yellow; green; blue; and gray lizard (Suriname) Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) (Suriname) Skink on tree trunk in Java (Indonesia) Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) (Suriname) Blue-tailed skink in Tayrona New Guinea Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) Striped or banded green iguana (Costa Rica) Sphenomorphus skink species on Java (Indonesia) Adult male green iguana (Costa Rica) Lizard on a tree trunk Rainbow Ameivas in Colombia Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi) Rainbow skink Flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) Fijian iguana (Brachylophus bulabula) Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) (Suriname) Forest lizard (Suriname) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Bright green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) on tree trunk in Java; Indonesia (Indonesia) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) in a tree in Java (Indonesia) Brown anole lizard in Colombia Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Kuhl's Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) Flying gecko Mertens' monitor lizard Fijian iguana (Brachylophus bulabula) Female green basilisk lizard Kuhl's Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) Green lizard (Bronchocela sp.?) in a tree on the island of Java; Indonesia (Indonesia) Adult green iguana (Costa Rica) Turnip-tailed Geckos (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Green iguanas in a tree (Costa Rica) Kuhl's Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) rainforest lizards: Page 1 | Page 2