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