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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Brookesia superciliaris playing dead Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) (Belize) Green grasshopper Orangutan hanging on a forest liana in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) feeding on canopy fruit (Uganda) Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig Harpy Eagle; Harpia harpyja; in Colombia Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) (Belize) Face of a young long-tailed macaque (Indonesia) Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) (Belize) Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) Moth; Honduras Rasberry dragonfly Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Juvenile caiman Silverback Bwindi gorilla (headshot) (Uganda) Honey bee preparing to land on yellow flower (Gabon) Green iguana in the rainforest canopy (Belize) Jaguar (Panthera onca) (Belize) Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Leaf toad in the Amazon Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar Harpy Eagle at Summit Park (pan02-1934) Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi (Indonesia) Jaguar (Panthera onca) False coral snake Juvenile White-throated Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capuchinus) (pan02-1979) White tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) [local name - Venado] (Belize) Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) (Guatemala) Black caterpillar with off-white stripes; yellow spines; and orange antenna (pan01-0777) Close up on leaf insect (Malaysia) Brookesia superciliaris chameleon in leaf litter Hyancinth Macaws; Brazil Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Yellow and blue poison arrow frog guarding its nest (Suriname) Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave (Malaysia) Liana wrapped around a rainforest canopy tree (Belize) Toucan; Brazil Adult orangutan with fist-clenched (Indonesia) Wild boar in Malaysia (Malaysia) Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name - Zorro] (Belize) Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Harpy eagle (Belize) Tomato frog Cave Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) swallowing a bat (Malaysia) Rainforest frog in leaf litter (Gabon) Leaf toad (Bufo margaritifer) (Suriname) African slender-snouted crocodile; Cocodrilo hociquifino africano (Gabon) Tamarin; Brazil Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Caiman; Brazil Leaf insect Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) Green bush viper (Atheris species) (Uganda) Western Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus mauritius) Panama golden frog (Atelopus zetecki) Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Red lorrikeet Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it (Malaysia) Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe) Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Fiery Billed Aracari; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Male heron of Petulu (Indonesia) Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) Hyla tree frog close up Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Silverback gorilla (Gabon) Anaconda with tongue extended Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog (Malaysia) Juvenile Nile crocodile captured for a population survey (Gabon) Green iguana (Iguana iguana) Green Parrot; Honduras Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Boophis (?) frog at Andasibe Panamanian Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) (pan02-2095) Fijian iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) (pan02-2079) Male spider monkey standing (Belize) Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by (Malaysia) Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) Phelsuma guttata Gecko in leaf Unknown forest anole (Belize) Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers 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