Pictures of rainforest reptiles [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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Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in forest leaf litter in Parque Tayrona; Colombia Monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) emerging from a tree hollow (Malaysia) Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) (Suriname) Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Colombia Green Bronchocela cristatella lizard (Indonesia) Spectacled caiman Geckos Caimen (Brazil) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Sailfin lizard Iguana Alligator mississippiensis Green iguana swimming across a river Close up of the Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus); the world's longest snake Female green basilisk Close up headshot of the blue-eyed forest dragon of the Malaysian jungle (Malaysia) Varanus komodoensis Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) (pan02-1839) House gecko on yellow-orange background (Indonesia) Juvenile caiman among water hyacinth Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) on Barro Colorado Island in Panama (pan02-1792) Estuary gharial Anole lizard in the Amazon rainforest canopy Varanus salvator monitor lizard (Malaysia) Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus) Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii) Gecko on a papaya (Suriname) Rainbow Ameivas in Colombia Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Anole lizard showing its bright orange dewlap in a territorial display Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Panamanian Gecko (zoomed) (pan01-0822a) Green agama dragon lizard on tree trunk (Indonesia) Mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus) Green anole in Parque Tayrona Flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) (Malaysia) Cicada and anole lizard sharing a tree trunk Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green anole in Colombia Tortoise Brown lizard with red markings Cnemidophorus deppei lizard in Colombia Large black caiman in an oxbow lake Juvenile Nile crocodile; Crocodylus niloticus; captured for a population survey (Gabon) Sphenomorphus skink species in Sulawesi (Indonesia) Close up of Mountain Horned Dragon lizard (Acanthosaurus armata) found in the wild (Malaysia) House gecko (Indonesia) Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) Geochelone radiata tortoise Full body shot of lizard in Gabon (Gabon) Anole lizard on vine Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Iguana Negra; Costa Rica Boa; Costa Rica The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Asian forest chameleon (Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus) Juvenile slender-snouted crocodile; Crocodylus cataphractus; in Gabon (Gabon) Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) House gecko (pan01-0741) Bright green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) in Java; Indonesia (Indonesia) Anole lizard Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Yellow form (with brown and white markings) of the green tree python (Morelia viridis) Yellow mushrooms Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with turquoise markings (pan02-1846) Giant forest gecko (Gecko stentor) with turquoise eyes (Malaysia) Anole; Honduras Emerald Boa Tree boa (Andasibe) Calumma brevicornis (female) (Ranomafana N.P.) Rainbow lizard Basilisk Yellow form (with brown and white markings) of the green tree python (Morelia viridis) Phelsuma mutabilis gecko Lizard with its back arched and it tail and head up (Suriname) Ctenosaura similis; Costa Rica Calumma brevicornis chameleon (female) (Ranomafana N.P.) Juvenile West African slender-snouted crocodile; Crocodylus cataphractus (Gabon) Tortoise - unknown Slender snout crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus) Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in Colombia Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) Painted Bronzeback Gmelin snake swallowing a frog (Malaysia) Matamata Turtle (Chelus fimbriatus) Orange eyelash viper Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Group of green iguanas in a tree (Costa Rica) Male anole lizard on trunk of Kapok tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) rainforest reptiles: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7