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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Female Calumma crypticum on tree trunk in Perinet (Andasibe) Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Male Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) (Belize) Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass (Indonesia) Woolly Monkey; Brazil Red-orange beetle (Suriname) Red howler monkey Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Gabon) Double wattled Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) (Indonesia) Margay (Leopardus wiedii) (Belize) Giant black and red jungle tarantula Central American Agouti eating a fallen fruit (pan02-1824) Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Stick Mantid Adult silberback gorilla (Gabon) Stork Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Moth; Honduras Forest elephant in Gabon (Gabon) Wasps' nest Male Iguana; Costa Rica Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) Adult male Proboscis monkey (Indonesia) Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest Orangutan climbing while holding a bunch of bananas in its mouth (Indonesia) Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Insect (Suriname) Headshot of a rainbow skink Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo (Indonesia) Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Pray Mantis; Honduras Andean Cock-of-the-rock Location: Machu Picchu Pueblo (Peru) Male anole in Panama (pan01-0779) Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Blue Arrow Frog Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in Panama (pan02-1843) Yellow and black banded caterpillar Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) Red howler monkey howling Brookesia superciliaris chameleon; Masoala NP Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar Phelsuma modesta modesta gecko in Taolagnaro Lizard; Costa Rica Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) Tree Frog; Thailand Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Katydid; Honduras Furcifer pardalis chameleon Bat Insect nymph Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Squirrel Monkey; Costa Rica Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark (Belize) Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) (Gabon) Scarlet Macaws; Costa Rica Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Langaha madagascariensis (male) snake Woolly monkey Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park (Gabon) Jungle spider in Malaysia (Malaysia) Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) peeking over a roof so only its head is visible (Indonesia) Brown tree frog near Puerto Narino Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor) (Malaysia) Cnemidophorus deppei; Honduras Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Boophis frog; Masoala National Park Leaf-mimicking insect (Suriname) Jaguar; Belize Pill Millipede (Green color) Black-and-red bird Tree snake in Malaysia (Malaysia) Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Great egret (Casmendius albus) (Local name in Belize - Gallin garza] (Belize) Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) Large black beetle in Borneo (Indonesia) Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Coral snake Jungle spider that has constructed a nest by rolling a Heliconia leaf (Malaysia) 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