Photos: Red-and-green animals for Christmas

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24 Dec 2011

For the holidays, a set of red-and-green animals. All photos taken by Rhett A. Butler.

Happy holidays from mongabay.com and best wishes for 2012!

Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in Madagascar.

Panther chameleon

Red-eyed tree frog close-up

Red-eyed treefrog

Gold dust day gecko

Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)

Giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis) in Ankarana, Madagascar

Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)

Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)

Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)

Red lorri

Sunbird in Kenya

Scarlet macaws

Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)

Beetle in West Kalimantan

Beetle in Bali

Beetle in Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia

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