Photos of rainforest reptiles [last update 2009-11-24]

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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 1994-2007. 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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Emerald Boa Cicada and anole lizard sharing a tree trunk Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) with turquoise markings (pan02-1846) Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Group of green iguanas in a tree (Costa Rica) Wild Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaurus armata) on tree trunk (Malaysia) Yellow; green; blue; and gray lizard (Suriname) Group of green iguanas in a tree (Costa Rica) Common Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis pictus) snake swallowing a frog (Malaysia) Brown anole lizard in Colombia Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) (Suriname) The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Snake (Suriname) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica) Examining a large snake (Peru) Calumma brevicornis (female) (Ranomafana N.P.) Agama; Cambodia Anole; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Water monitor (Varanus salvator) making its way through the Borneo swamp forest (Indonesia) False gharial - Tomistoma schlegelii Dwarf caiman (Palpebrosus trigonatus) in rainforest pond Unlike larger caiman this species are largely solitary and avoid floodplain lakes and rivers. The Dwarf caiman feeds on insects and small vertebrates. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Bright green male anole lizard on canopy tower Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Iguana Negra; Costa Rica Green anaconda underwater Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Gecko's eye (Suriname) Juvenile West African slender-snouted crocodile; Crocodylus cataphractus (Gabon) Langaha madagascariensis (female) snake Rainbow Ameivas in Colombia Small water monitor lizard taking in the sun on the grass (Malaysia) Orange-headed lizard in Gabon (Gabon) Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) (Malaysia) Juvenile slender-snouted crocodile; Crocodylus cataphractus; in Gabon (Gabon) Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) rainforest reptiles: 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