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Amazon Reptiles

By Rhett A. Butler [citation]

  • Many reptiles species are illegally collected an exported for the international pet trade. Live animals are the fourth largest commodity in the smuggling industry after drugs, diamonds, and weapons.
Pictures of Amazonian Reptiles:
Male anole lizard displaying its bright orange dewlap
Male anole lizard displaying its bright orange dewlap


Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf

Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus)
Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus)

Dwarf caiman (Palpebrosus trigonatus) in rainforest pond
Dwarf caiman (Palpebrosus trigonatus) in rainforest pond

Mabuya bistriata skink
Mabuya bistriata skink

Anole lizard (Anolis fuscoauratus) in Peru
Anole lizard (Anolis fuscoauratus) in Peru

Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru
Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru

Anole lizard on vine
Anole lizard on vine

Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru
Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru

Male Green Anolis lizard in canopy
Male Green Anolis lizard in canopy


Lizard


Boa


Emerald boa


Male Iguana, Costa Rica

Green iguana in the rainforest canopy
Green iguana in the rainforest canopy

American crocodile
American crocodile
Turniptail Gecko or Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) on tree trunk in Peru
Turniptail Gecko or Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) on tree trunk in Peru

Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru
Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru

Anole lizard showing its bright orange dewlap in a territorial display
Anole lizard showing its bright orange dewlap in a territorial display

Anole lizard
Anole lizard

Male anole lizard on trunk of Kapok tree
Male anole lizard on trunk of Kapok tree

Bright green male anole lizard on canopy tower
Bright green male anole lizard on canopy tower

Brown anole lizard
Brown anole lizard

Cicada and anole lizard sharing a tree trunk
Cicada and anole lizard sharing a tree trunk


Basiliscus Lizard


Caiman


Caiman

Green tree snake
Green tree snake

Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)


American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open
Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon
Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon

Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus)
Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus)

Anole lizard (Anolis sp.) in Peru
Anole lizard (Anolis sp.) in Peru

Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon
Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon

Examining a large snake
Examining a large snake

Several side-necked turtles (Podocnemis sp.) on log
Several side-necked turtles (Podocnemis sp.) on log

Yellow spotted Side-necked turtle (Podocnemis sp.) on log
Yellow spotted Side-necked turtle (Podocnemis sp.) on log

Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)
Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)

Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)
Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)


Caiman


Anole


Anole


Anole

Boa constrictor (known as wowla in Belizean - local name)
Boa constrictor (known as wowla in Belizean - local name)

Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard
Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard

Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva)
Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva)


other rainforest reptiles


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