Pădurile tropicale


Reptilele şi amfibienii din pădurea tropicală



Pădurile tropicale adăpostesc o mare diversitate de reptile (şerpi, şopârle, ţestoase de apă, de uscat, crocodili) şi amfibieni (broaşte, brotaci, salamandre, tritoni şi apode). Ele se găsesc în toate pădurile tropicale, din coronament şi până în râuri şi estuare.

Din nefericire, multe reptile şi amfibieni sunt ameninţate de micşorarea habitatului, de comerţul cu animale de companie şi de schimbările climaterice. Amfibienii sunt, mai ales, ameninţaţi, din cauza epidemiilor de boli fatale care se răspândesc pe tot globul. Bolile au ucis până acum 170 de specii de broaşte şi de brotaci în ultimii 30 de ani. Oamenii de ştiinţă nu ştiu ce declanşează aceste boli şi cum pot ele fi controlate. S-au luat măsuri de urgenţă pentru unele specii ameninţate, care au fost duse în grădini zoologice, acvarii şi grădini botanice până ce se va găsi o cură.


PHOTOS OF RAINFOREST AMPHIBIANS

Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi)
Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi)

(Costa Rica)

Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) croaking in a pool
Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) croaking in a pool

(Costa Rica)


Red frog

(Costa Rica)


Mottled forest frog

(Costa Rica)


Red and green arrow poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)

(Costa Rica)


Frog

(Costa Rica)


Red-Eyed Tree Frog

(Costa Rica)

Light brown frog with a light belly
Light brown frog with a light belly

(Malaysia)


Smooth-sided toad (Bufo guttatus)

(Suriname)


Yellow and blue poison arrow frog

(Suriname)


Panama golden frog (Atelopus zetecki)



Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)



Yellow-Banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)


Blue arrow poison frog
Blue arrow poison frog


Mother Panamanian golden frog with green baby
Mother Panamanian golden frog with green baby


Madagascar Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)
Madagascar Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)



Green Mantella (Mantella viridis)



Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)



Leaf toad in the Amazon


Leaf toad in the Colombian Amazon


Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo

(Indonesia)


Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi


Tadpoles in Laos
Tadpoles in Laos

(Laos)


Boophis (?) frog at Andasibe



Boophis frog; Masoala National Park



White Spotted Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus)



Tomato frog



Blueberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio)
(pan01-0848a)


Red poison-dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio)
(pan02-2161)

Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
A large treefrog found in the rainforest of Peru
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus)
Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Hyla tree frog close up
Hyla tree frog close up
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Tree Frog; Thailand


Green Arrow Frogs


Panama golden frogs mating
Panama golden frogs mating

Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)
Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)


PHOTOS OF RAINFOREST REPTILES

Baby caiman
Baby caiman

(Costa Rica)


Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf

(Costa Rica)


Brown snake with dark brown markings

(Costa Rica)

Comb crested forest lizard; Gonocephalus liogaster
Comb crested forest lizard; Gonocephalus liogaster

(Malaysia)


Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)



Komodo Dragon


Unknown forest anole
Unknown forest anole

(Belize)


Anaconda with tongue extended


False coral snake


Juvenile caiman

Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)

(Indonesia)


Furcifer pardalis chameleon



Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig



Brookesia superciliaris chameleon in leaf litter



Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange]



Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange]



Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)



Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)



Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)



Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus)



Parson's chameleon (red and yellow)



Male Panther chameleon



Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis)



Blue, green, orange, white, and brown Calumma crypticum chameleon [male]



Uroplatus fimbriatus on Nosy Mangabe



Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe



Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe



Uroplatus fimbriatus with flying insect



Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog

(Malaysia)


Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it

(Malaysia)


Blue-eyed lizard in Malaysian rainforest

(Malaysia)


Male Iguana; Costa Rica


Cnemidophorus deppei; Honduras


Uroplatus Gecko; Madagascar

Spiny-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Spiny-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

(Thailand)

Green bush viper (Atheris species)
Green bush viper (Atheris species)

(Uganda)

Juvenile Elliott's Chameleon
Juvenile Elliott's Chameleon

(Uganda)


Emerald Boa



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PROFILES

REPTILES
Lizards
  • Anole
  • Chameleon
  • Crowned Adamid
  • Day Gecko
  • Fijian Iguana
  • Green-Eyed Gecko
  • Iguana
  • Leaf Chameleon
  • Leaf-Tailed Gecko
  • Mangrove Monitor
  • Water Monitor Lizard
    Snakes
  • Boa Constrictor
  • Cave Dwelling Ratsnake
  • Gmelin's Bronzeback Snake
  • Green Bush Viper
  • Green Tree Python
    Crocodiles
  • African Slender-Snouted Crocodile
  • Caiman
  • AMPHIBIANS
    Frogs
  • Blue Poison Dart Frog
  • Giant Monkey Frog
  • Green Poison Dart Frog
  • Panama Golden Frog
  • Tomato Frog
  • White's Tree Frog
  • Yellow Poison Dart Frog




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