There are a surprising number of Christmas-colored animals. Below is a small set of red-and-green creatures photographed by Rhett A. Butler during his reporting travels.
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Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in Madagascar.
Red-eyed tree frog close-up
Red-eyed treefrog
Red-eyed treefrog
Gold dust day gecko
Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
Great Green Macaw (Ara ambigua)
Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
King Parrot, Australia
Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)
Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)
Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)
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
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) in Sumatra, Indonesia