Pictures of rainforest wildlife [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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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Brookesia superciliaris chameleon; Masoala NP Leaf insect Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) (Gabon) A katydid in Malaysia with a red head; black body; yellow winds; and black and yellow legs (Malaysia) Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Gabon) Caiman; Brazil Close up on leaf insect (Malaysia) Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) (pan02-2079) Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in Panama (pan02-1843) Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Orangutan hanging on a forest liana in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Tarantula (Guatemala) Squirrel Monkey; Costa Rica Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) Male heron of Petulu (Indonesia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Bird Caiman; Brazil False coral snake Blue-Tongue Skink (Tiliqua scincoides) Green iguana in the rainforest canopy (Belize) Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi (Indonesia) Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Wasps' nest Bat Komodo Dragon Juvenile White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) (pan02-1979) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Juvenile Nile crocodile captured for a population survey (Gabon) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Lorikeet Headshot of a rainbow skink Turquoise shield bug with orange legs (Suriname) Brookesia superciliaris playing dead Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand Hemicentetes semispinosus tenrec Wild boar in Malaysia (Malaysia) Moth; Honduras Red poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio) (pan02-2161) Katydid; Honduras Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Gabon) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Silverback Bwindi gorilla (Uganda) Male Iguana; Costa Rica Tayassu tajacu (pan02-1906) Ex-captive Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) (Indonesia) Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park (Gabon) Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark (Belize) Adult orangutan with fist-clenched (Indonesia) Giant black and red jungle tarantula Glass Frog; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Moth; Honduras Blue and green butterfly (Gabon) Male silverback gorilla standing tall (Gabon) Panamanian Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) (pan02-2095) Tree Frog; Thailand Fiery Billed Aracari; Costa Rica Red Bill Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Andean Cock-of-the-rock Location: Machu Picchu Pueblo (Peru) Black-and-red bird Red; black; and white butterfly Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog (Malaysia) White a dark red-stripped butterfly Langaha madagascariensis (male) snake Female Calumma crypticum on tree trunk in Perinet (Andasibe) Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) (Belize) Gray-winged Trumpeters (Psophia crepitans) (Suriname) Tomato frog Boophis frog; Masoala National Park Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus) Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Double wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Tree snake in Malaysia (Malaysia) Stick Mantid Margay (Leopardus wiedii) (Belize) Mother Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) with babies (Belize) Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by (Malaysia) Calumma brevicorne (Andasibe) rainforest wildlife: 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 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49