Photoblog-herps News

Best of 2012 – Borneo frog

Tree frog in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler For the month of December, I'll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken…

Baby sea turtle headed out to sea

Baby Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea in Costa Rica. Between natural predators and hazards, baby sea turtles face steep odds — only one in 5,000-10,000 survive to…

Green iguana on pink flowers

Young green iguana in Eastern Colombia. When visiting Casanare in Eastern Colombia I noticed this young iguana in a flowering shrub. I couldn't believe my luck — the color contrast…

Gecko meet insect

The giant leaf tailed gecko of Madagascar, Uroplatus fimbriatus, hangs out above a flying insect. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The giant leaf tailed gecko is threatened by deforestation and…

Toad in the hole

An unidentified ground toad peeking out in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. If you have any information on this toad species please contact me. To see…

Caiman close-up

A baby caiman at Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more Costa Rican photos: Costa Rica.

Find the frog!

A well-camouflaged frog hangs out in the rainforests of Suriname. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008. To see more photos of frogs in Suriname: Amphibians in Suriname.

Snakes in trouble

A salmon-bellied snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus) slips through the undergrowth in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. A new study has found evidence that snake populations may be declining…

Leatherback sea turtle camouflaging nest

The world's largest sea turtle, the Leatherback, camouflages its nest on a beach in northern Suriname. After laying their eggs, mother leatherbacks spend considerable time and energy camouflaging the nest…

The Anaconda

The stuff of myths, legends, and nightmare: the anaconda, according to Paul Rosolie, is even misunderstood by Amazonian tribes. Rosolie, who refers to the world's largest snakes as 'sweethearts' in…

Blueberry poison arrow frog

Blueberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) in Bocas de Toro, Panama. Photo by Rhett A. Butler, 2007. This is just one of many color forms for Dendrobates pumilio. More commonly,…