Amazon Reptiles

• 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 Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus) Dwarf caiman (Palpebrosus trigonatus) in rainforest pond Mabuya bistriata skink Anole lizard (Anolis fuscoauratus) in Peru Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru Anole lizard on vine Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru Male Green Anolis lizard in canopy Lizard Boa Emerald boa Male Iguana, Costa Rica Green iguana in the rainforest canopy American crocodile Turniptail Gecko or Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) on tree trunk in Peru Amazon race runner (Ameiva ameiva) in Peru Anole lizard showing its bright orange dewlap in a territorial display Anole lizard Male anole lizard on trunk of Kapok tree Bright green male anole lizard on canopy tower Brown anole lizard Cicada and anole lizard sharing a tree trunk Basiliscus Lizard Caiman Caiman Green tree snake Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus) Anole lizard (Anolis sp.) in Peru Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon Examining a large snake Several side-necked turtles (Podocnemis sp.) on log Yellow spotted Side-necked turtle (Podocnemis sp.) on log Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) Caiman Anole Anole Anole Boa constrictor (known as wowla in Belizean - local name) Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva) other rainforest reptiles

This article was written by Rhett A. Butler [citation]

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